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I , HT !,.&! - I ,, , , , 'Yell King' will rule Huskers DailyIebhaskaw 0i'cia Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students Z 408 Vol. 40, No. 4 Lincoln, Nebraska September 22, 1940 t w2 f i I k A new "Yell King" will lead the crowds at this year's gridiron bat tles. Ralph Worden, member of last year's cheering squad, has been chosen by the Innocents so ciety for the post in 1940-41. Wor den, a senior and member of Al pha Tau Omega, succeeds Roy Proffitt. Tryouts for the other six posi tions on the squad will start the middle of this week. Worden an nounced yesterday. He and mem bers of the Innocents cheer leader Army has no Students who enroll in the Civil Aeronautics flight training pro gram are not pledged to enter the military forces of the United States on completion of their course, Dean O. J. Ferguson, of the college of engineering, stated Saturday. The university had requested a ruling on the CAA pledge because of misinterpretation which arose in several cases. In the original order there was a clause which many understood as a pledge to enter the army at the completion of the training course. The Civil Aeronautics Authority in Wash ington notified Dean Ferguson by telegram Saturday morning that the clause is "not intended to set time or circumstances for mili tary service; merely provides statement of intention to use training in national defense." Indicates willingness use training. "Under this official interpreta tion," said Dean Ferguson, "it is clear that the student is not .pledged to enter military service at the close of the course, but that he simply indicates that if and Freshmen Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star. Chancellor Boucher. , . . to address frosh. :.' f.- t:- v ; ., I, liLL- committee want as many men as possible to try out for the six positions. Announcements of time and place of the tryouts will be made in Wednesday's DAILY. Men who are active and not afraid to yell before a crowd are wanted for the squad. Other members of the tryout committee besides Worden are John Mason, chairman; Elton Wi ley, George Gostas and Gerald Spahn. claim on CAA trainees when he is called for military service he will use this special preparation in national defense." The first semester CAA pro Lincoln Sunday Journal and b'.nr. O. J. Ferguson . . . explains CAA oath. ! 1 r ! A.:..iiw to take Cornhusker oath Wednesday "On to the coliseum!" is the by word for Wednesday morning, when the freshman, class stages a parade at 11 a. m. from the Tem ple to the coliseum where it will take the Cornhusker oath. The freshman band will lead the parade which will assemble at the Temple building at 10:30 a. m. The old N. U. "victory bell," used last year to drum up Husker spirit, will again be hauled out for the occa sion. Members of Corn Cobs and Tassels, men's and women's pep societies, will man the bell and rally the Husker frosh. The pa rade will proceed up 12th street from the Temple to the mall, where it will wend down to 14 th street and thence to the coliseum. Sternberg will speak. At the coliseum, Innocent Pres- Rosenlof announces plans for credit, fee adjustment Florv organizes ii ii l democratic chili for students With the race a hot one be tween Roosevelt and Willkie and their respective parties for the presidential chair in November, students on this campus will make their first move to take an active part in the campaigr when on Tuesday the university democratic club will be formed in the Union. Under the authorization of the state and national central demo cratic committees, Robert Klory, law school junior, will organize and direct the purposes of the new-born club. Meanwhile, Willkie boosters on the campus are preparing to do their part towards the furthering of republican policy through a Willkie-for-President club, with plans for that organization near completion. IJeservalions go on Male John K. Selleck, athletic fi nance director and manager of student affairs, will place be tween 150 to 200 unclaimed res ervations for the Husker foot ball games on sale Monday. Tickets may be purchased in Selleck's office in the coliseum. gram consists of 72 class hours of ground school instruction m Civil Air Regulations, meterology, navigation, theory of flight, en See CAA, page 7) Tassels will hegin Theater season tiekel sales Tuesday a) With the ononine of their season hope that "by active student par ticket sales drive Tuesday, the University Theater will begin its 26th consecutive dramatic season. In charge of sales are the Tas sels, women's pep club. Tickets may be purchased from any mem ber of the organization. The sea son book which includes admission to five productions is $2. The student dramatists will make this season's debut in the fast moving "See My Lawyer," fashioned after "What a Life" which enjoyed a successful run on Broadway last season. All produc tions will be directed by Armand Hunter, instructor of speech in the school of fine arts, who voiced the Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star. Dean Thompson , . . speaks to students. : ' ' f LAiJJ - i " Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star. Dr. G. W. Rosenlof . . . makes refund plans. Freshman cap sales deplete stoek on hand Because of the great demand the distribution of freshman caps has been temporarily interrupted until Friday when the stock will be replenished. Freshmen who were unable to purchase their caps during registration and those who registered late may purchase their cards at the DAILY office any time this week. The red caps will be worn until the Homecoming game when freshmen and sophomores will stage a tug of war. If the fresh men lose, they must wear their caps until after the first frost. ticipation university ineaier wouiu attract wider campus interest." All students eligible. University Theater, formerly the University Players, is an outlet for all students regularly enrolled in the university interested in acting. Tryouts are held for each play, and the selection of cast is made on a competitive basis. All plays are double cast so there will be re placements in case of ineligibil ity or illness. The cast for the first show "See My Lawyer" will be posted Mon day outside the main office of the school of fine arts. ident Bob Aden as master of cere monies will introduce Mortar Bitard Prexy Pat Sternberg, who will speak' of the university's ac tivity program. Adi'n wiu also in troduce Dean of Women Helen Hosp, Dean T. J. Thompson, and Chancellor Boucher. Football Coach "Biff" Jones will be pre sented as will Prof. Clarence Frankforter of the chemistry de partment. Ralph Worden, varsity cheer leader, will lead the convocation in Husker yells, and Hermann Decker in university songs. Marches will be aired by the frosh band. The convocation will end with ceremonies in which the freshman class will take the Cornhusker oath, an oath which pledges life long loyalty to Nebraska U. Eleven o'clock classes will be dismissed for the convocation and all freshmen are urged to be present. UiN registrar promises aid to conscripts The effects of conscription struck nearer to home today when Dr. G. W. Rosenlof, registrar of the university, announced plans for dealing satisfactorily with the adjustment of problems relating to credits and fees of students called for any branch of military service whether resulting from en listment or conscription. All rulings by the administra tion in regard to military service apply to those students who en list of their own volition and to those conscripted. The registrar's office will require that all men called to service present orders or a letter from the commanding of ficer indicating membership in some branch of service in good standing, and also showing a call to service at a specified date. Fees refunded. Tuition fees will be refunded to all students who are called to duty at a date too early to sat isfactorily complete the work for which they are registered. Several See CONSCRIPTION page 2. Hueftle urges attendance at barb meeting Director thinks total membership of Union will exceed last year In urging that all unaffiliated men attend the initial Barb Union meeting of the semester Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. in parlors XYZ of the Union, Gilbert Hueftle, city campus organization director, as serted that on the basis of present registration of barbs the union membership this year will exceed last year's total of over 700 mem bers. The barb union is an organiza tion of non-fraternity men on the campus which provides athletic, social and political activities. To facilitate participation in the ath letic and social program the men are organized into clubs of ten or more each represented by the po litical program of the Barb Union. Four clubs averaging 41 mem bers each, representing both ag and city campus were registered by Wednesday of last week and participated in the first scheduled barb hour dance Friday evening. (See BARB, page 7) Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star. Colonel Frankforter. . to give frosh oafti. y " - X - ,5 V ': , i , j U - si . : V X v- . . L J r j