The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, October 01, 1940, Image 1

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Enrollment
ncars last
year's total
Undergraduate figure
is 70 above that of
1939-40 registration
Undergraduate enrollment at
the university Monday stood at
70 more than a year ago. Total en
rollment of 6,440 is 36 short of a
year ago, lower registrations be
ing noted in graduate enrollment
Which includes 360 students this
year compared with 455 in 1939.
"Late registrations during this
week doubtless will bring total en
rollment up to, if not in excess of,
the figure of last year," stated
Dr. G. W. Rosenlof, registrar, uni
versity examiner, and director of
admissions. "Graduate enrollment
should increase since the deadline
for paying fees last year was Oct
7 and has been moved up to Sept.
28 this fall."
All figures include students In
nursing and medical college in
Omaha. There are 137 registered
for nursing and technician train
ing this fall compared with 125
last year, while 317 are registered
for medical degrees compared with
320 a year ago.
Flying cadet
board due here
Seniors may apply for
flight training with army
A special traveling flying cadet
examining board will visit the
university for three or four days
sometime between today and Dec.
15, according to word received by
Colonel Thuis, commandant of ca
dets, from army headquarters in
Omaha. The board will visit the
campus to secure applicants from
the senior class for flying train
ing with thesarmy.
Senior may apply.
Students who are in their senior
year may apply whether they are
in the ROTC or not. Applications
will be received only of seniors
because it is not desirable to have
students leave school for this pur
pose, Colonel Thuis was informed.
However the army will consider
applications of graduates and for
mer students who have left school
with a minimum of two years col
lege work, he said.
Present plans indicate that an
officer of the Air Corps will pre
cede the board by several days to
interview prospective applicants
and to make whatever arrange
ments are necessary to facilitate
the work of the board. Exact
dates will be announced later, and
anyone wishing further informa
tion on the matter may call at
the military department in Ne
braska hall.
Pepsters plan Thursday rally
Huskers will parade to station
Loyal Cornhusker fans will con
regrate Thursday evening for a
huge rally to send the 1940 Huskcr
football team off to Minnesota in
ruest of another victory over the
Golden Gophers.
Corn Cobs and Tassels, men
and women's pep clubs, are in
charge of the rally and have com
pleted plans for what they hope
will materialize into one of the
biggest rallies in Nebraska his
tory. Meet at Union.
Husker supporters will meet in
front of the Student Union at
6:15. Freshman band will be on
hand to lead a rally parade. Vic
tory Bell, inxpirer of many a
Hunker team, will be manned by
Corn Cobs and Tassels. The pa
rade will proceed down R street
to 16th, up 16th to S street, thence
to 14 th street. From 14 th, the pa-,
rade will go thru the business dis
trict on O street to 9th, where it
will progress north to the Lincoln
hotel, then turn west for a trium
phal procession down the home
stretch to the Burlington station.
Worden to lead yells.
At the Station Yell King Ralph
Worden will lead the rally in
Husker cheers and songs. As the
team gathers to leave. Just before
the train pulls out at 7 o'clock,
Coach -Biff" Jones will speak and
the game captain will be intro
duced. The rally committee suggests
TYTI
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Vol. 40, No. 10
MY
Poll reveals Wendell Willkie
hath charms for UN women
Again this week, the DAILY presents poll of the campus on presi
dential preferences.
The count last week: WMIkle 28, Roosevelt 22. This week: Willkie 34,
Roosevelt 16.
By Ralph 8. Comb.
Wendell Willkie walked away
with all the honors in yesterday's
poll of 50 Nebraska women stu
dents by the score of 34 to 16 over
President Roosevelt.
Willkie's strong lead in all
classes is phenomenal in compari
son to the poll of men sutdents
last week in which Willkie was
Marine corps
offers officer
commissions
Training courses thrown
open to college grads
for bertlis in reserves
Recent college graduates may
apply for active duty to reserve
officer commissions in the U. S.
Marine corps, according to an
nouncement by Col. C. A- Thuis,
commandant of the university
ROTC unit.
Under plans of the Marine corps
to raise its reserve officer strength
to meet increasing demands of the
present emergency program, se
lected college graduates would
spend three months as candidates
with the rank of private in the
reserve, undergoing intensive
training at Quantico, Va. On com
pletion of this training, men rec
ommended by their commanding
officer would be commissioned as
second lieutenants in the marine
corps reserve and given an addi
tional three months training in
the reserve officers' course de
signed to qualify them as platoon
commanders.
Six Additional Months.
Of these officers, those who are
again recommended would be re
tained on active duty with troops
for an additional six months, with
possible extension if circumstances
so warrant. On completion of this
duty the officer would continue in
the reserve in an inactive status.
Candidates not recommended for
commissions would be given an
(See MARINE CORPS, on page 4)
that houses dine at least a half
hour earlier Thursday in order to
be on hand for the rally.
Members of the pep clubs will
make a pre-rally tour of all or
ganized houses at dinner time
Wednesday evening. Also Wednes
day, Tassels will pass out ' "N"
feathers to university students, to
be worn Thursday and at the rally.
Lincoln symphony ticket sales
Student tickets for the 1940-41
Lincoln Symphony Concert Series
will be on sale until Saturday, Oct.
5, at the school of music office.
Distinguished artists such as
Robert Casadesus, noted pianist,
who will appear Feb. 10, are to be
presented on these programs.
A San Francisco critic recently
said of Robert Casadesus, "Such
unprecedented feathery lightness
that it seems almost incredible that
mere touch alone could be respon
sible for the result." From New
York City came the praise: "One
listened with delight to perform
ances of beautiful color and poeti
cal sensibility. Each was the dis
course of a superior artist and dis
tinguised musical mind. The eve
ning was a triumph bf make."
Mr. Casadesus is a native of
France, he has entertained in All
Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students
Lincoln, Nebraska
strongest by the score of only 28
to 22.
Arts and science college, as
would be expected from its larg
est enrollment on the campus, con
tributed the most Willkie support:
16 to 5 over Roosevelt. Teachers
college was somewhat evenly di
vided; Willkie being strong there
by a 10 to 7 total over the presi
dent. Ag students, tho the number
of them polled was small, were
unanimously pro-Willkie, 3 to 0.
Bizad girls, too, were 3 to 0
against Roosevelt.
In this DAILY NEBRASKAN
poll, Willkie carried the freshman,
sophomore, Junior, and senior
classes. In the freshman class,
Willkiettes outnumbered FDRers
8 to 5; in the sophomore class, 11
to 4; in the junior class 8 to 4;
and in the senior class, 6 to 2.
Last week, in the poll of men
students, Willkie carried every
class except the sophomores, but
(See WILLKIE, on page 3)
Barb Union
plans football
Gostas to discuss barb
participation in activities
With the intramural touch foot
ball program as the main topic
for discussion, the second Barb
Union meeting will be held to
night at 7:30 in the Barb Union
office. At this time club organiza
tion, and team formation will be
particularly stressed.
Included on the list of speak
ers at the meeting is George
Gostas, barb member of the Inno
cents society. He will speak on
the "Participation of Barbs in
University Activities," in which
he will present an outline of the
major activities open to univer
sity men.
Murray to report.
Raymond Murray will make a
report on the activities of the Stu
dent Council's discussion of the
proposed investigation of student
working conditiona, Murray has
been named chairman of the com
mittee created for this purpose.
Gerald Spahn, recently elected
Corn Cob president, business man
ager of the former "Awgwan,"
student humor magazine, will
make announcements relative to
the organization of this year's
publication. Bob Wilson, Barb Un
ion social chairman, will present
the barb social program for the
coming week.
A special Invitation has been ex
tended by President Sloane, urg
ing all unaffiliated boys who de
sire to participate in intramural
athletics, or who have not yet
joined a barb club, to attend to
night's meeting.
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Jonnud an4 mm.
Robert Casadewe.
October 1, 1940
Daily broadcast
Today at 3 p. m, in KFOR
studios, radio tryouts for the
DAILY five minute radio pro
gram of news, society, and
sports will be held. The stu
dios are located in the Lin
coln hotel.
The DAILY show will be
broadcast every evening ex
cept Saturday and Sunday at
7:15 p. m., beginning Monday.
There will be four announcers,
including two news an
nouncers, one society and one
sports announcer.
Few vacancies
in pilot course
savs Haney
Students with year of
college work eligible for
civil training program
A few vacancies for university
students who have completed one
full year of college work are still
open in the primary civil pilot
training program, according to
announcement Monday by Prof.
J. W. Haney, of the mechanical
engineering department.
Classes got under way yester
day afternoon and upon satisfac
tory completion of the program
at the end of the semester, stu
dents enrolled will be awarded
private pilot's licenses which per
mit them to operate a light type
airplane anywhere in the United
States.
72 hours ground work.
The course consists of 72 hours
of ground school work in naviga
tion, meteorology, civil air regu
lations, engines, instruments, ra
dio, parachutes, and theory of
flight, plus from 35 to 45 hours
of actual flying instruction which
is given by the Lincoln Flying
School and the White . Flying
Service.
This primary course qualifies
the student to take the advanced
flying course which will be of
fered the second semester and
consists of 145 class hours of
ground school work plus 45 to 50
hours of advanced flying instruc
tion on planes with engines rang
ing from 125 to 250 horsepower
Anyone interested in the flight
training program for the first se
mester should see Professor
Haney, mechanical engineering
building, room 203, at once.
Union offers dancing lessons
All students welcome in free classes
The Student Union today an
nounces plans to offer six free
ballroom dancing lessons to any
student beginning Oct. 8 or
Oct. 10.
The first absolutely free lessons
to be offered on the campus, the
close Oct. 5
the capitals of Europe, North Af
rica, South America, and has be
come known to North America
generally through the New York
Philharmonic Orchestra,
As had of the piano depart
ment of the Fontaineblaau school
of music. Mr. Casadesus was the
object of greatest admiration and
affection on the part of the many
pupils who crossed the Atlantic
to have his tuteage. Last summer
he and his wife carried on the Fon
taineleau tradition at St. George's
school, Newport, where American
students gathered to enjoy more
of the musical training they had
begun in happier days in the
royal palace in Fontainebleau. In
addition to , several hours daily
practice, the musician devotes the
greater part of his time to the
study and to composition, at the
moment being engaged in working
on a series of etudes for technique.
Harris to draw
for football
tickets today
Reservations due by
1 p. in.; Mocks of seats
included in drawing
Students have only until 1 p."m.
today to make reservations for
football tickets, if they wish to
be included in the drawing to bo
held this afternoon, decreed John
K. Selleck. All students who wish
to make reservations should take
their identification cards and
money to Sclleck's office in the
coliseum.
Registrants will receive a re
ceipt and their number placed in
the box from which the drawings
will be made. Norman Harris, edi
tor of the NEBRASKAN, will be
gin drawing immediately after
the deadline. Students may get
their ticket books Wednesday by
presenting their receipts at Sel
leek's office.
Blocks included.
Groups of students numbering
two or more who wish to get a
block of seats should send one of
their number with the money and
identification cards for all the
group to Selleck's office. The en
tire group will get one number in
the drawing.
Student activity books admit
the student to all intercollegiate
athletic contests which include
five football games, basketball
games and track meets. The price
this year is 55, Any student who
fails to reserve his ticket before
1 p. m. today may purchase it
later if any are left after the
drawing.
All Corn Cobs including actives,
pledges and alumni may get their
tickets reserved by presenting
their money and identification
cards to Jules Busker before
Thursday morning.
Night classes
open Monday
Fees due Oct. 12; Large
registration expected
Night classes were officially
opened last night, beginning a 15
weeks' study of business, educa
tion, engineering, languages and
speech for students who find it
impossible to attend the univer
sity for regular instruction.
Oct. 12 is the deadline for fees.
A registration fee of 1 dollar is
paid by each student not already
registered for university work
this semester. The usuai tuition
fee of 4 dollars per credit hour is
required, and in the case of a
course being taken without credit
the same fee prevails.
Registration is expected to range
somewhere between 300 and 400
when classes get into full swing.
classes will be taught by Irvin
Kuklin, Nebraska graduate and
professional dancing teacher. For
merly sponsored by the Barb
Council in conjunction with its
activity ticket, the classes were
taken over bv the Union with the
idea that the opportunity should
be 'offered to the entire campus.
Leson one Oct, S.
Anyone interested may attend
the first lesions either at 7:30,
Tuesday, Oct. 8, or Thursday. Oct
10, in the Union Ballroom. Six "ull
hour lessons, one a week, nre
promised to every student. Stu
dents may come alone or with a
partner. Kuklin. who taught the
Barb dancing classes, guarantees
that he can teach anyone to dance
or to improve their dancing.
This project, now added to the
Union program, has been success
fully carried out in other college
Unions, with great response. The
Student Union expressed hope
that the campus response will jus
tify the organization and plans
involved.
Daily Mill for sale
DAILY NEBRASKAN sub
scHptiont at $1.50 a year are
still being sold by the Corn
Cobs In the social science
building from t o'clock to 11
during the next two weeks.