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Innocents adopt Prom committee setup See editorial on page 2 Attention DAILY radio edit on will be on the air at 7:15 p. m. today and 9:30 p. m. Friday. ilEBRASM Attention DAILY radio edition will be on the air at 7:15 p. m. today and 9:30 p. m. Friday. Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students Z-408 ILYB Vol. 40, No. 21 Ruth Ann Sheldon replaces Michael as council vice-prexy Ken Simmons replaces ineligible Ff member: Meyer Ruth Ann Sheldon, ag college senior, was elected vice president of the student council and Ken neth Simmons holdover member of the council to replace Lowell Michael, who was removed from the coun cil and his of fice by ineligi bility.. The council also passed a resolu tion to hold a special election to elect the Husker Pep Queen. The election, to be held a week from tomorrow, will be super vised by the BhriM council. Filings journal for nominations Bath Am will close at 5 p. m. Monday. Betty Meyer was appointed to replace Mary Ro bo rough as council representative on the stu dent special to Kansas. Husker rally set for tonight Cobs, Tassels to lead parade; starts at 6:45 Keyed to a high pitch by the Impending student migration, Cornhusker rooters will assemble In front of Morrill at 6:45 p. m. for the start of the pre-game rally. Following the freshman band, Tassels, Corn Cobs, and a zealous ly guarded victory bell, the crowd will move up U street and down lth to R. They will then move up R street to the Union where Lu ther and Prochaska, game cap tains will speak. A member of the coaching staff wil also speak. The special carrying the Husk ers to KU for the game will leave at 6:45 Saturday morning instead of 6:59, as previously announced. Corn Cobs and Tassels will make a speaking tour to organized houses at 6:20 tonight. Barb union selects committee members for five departments Committee members of five de partments in the Barb union were announced at Tuesday night's meeting, the group at the same time approved a move on the part of the Union to aid in solicitation of fund for the University YMCA; The general chairman of each department named the members of his committee, the committees Included are publicity, athletics, ooinl program, and barb club or ganization. Bill Dafoe, chairman of the pub licity department, named Ray Murray, and Ray Knowles to as sist in his department, while Bud Walker, Willard Kumpf, and How ard Peterson were selected to aid In the work of the athletics de partment by Bill Green, athletics chairman. Members of the barb social pro- Yell leaders practice AH cheer leader will meet today at 9 p. m. sharp in front of the stadium for practice. All mutt be there, said head yell king Ralph Worden, calling the meet a very important practice. to go to Kansas Bryan chosen editor of barh publication Dafoe selected business manager; Marcotle is managing editor Announcement of the staff named to positions on the new barb publications was made today by the Barb Union. Dorothy Jean Bryan was appointed to the posi tion of editor-in-chief, while Bill Dafoe will serve as business man ager. Bryan is a member of the Stu dent Council, barb ABW, and the Towne club, holding offices in the two latter organizations. The new business manager is a member of the Barb union and a transfer stu dent from Nebraska Wesleyan uni versity, where he held an editor's position on the school paper. Marcotte Managing Editor. Bob Marcotte will be managing editor, with Jack Carter and Ellis Ruby named as co-editors of ag college news. Chosen as an adviser to the staff (See BRYAN, page 8.) Werkmeister says ... Nazis follow leaders blindly; U. S. target for propaganda . . , The German propaganda min isterium is doing an excellent job in misrepresenting facts in their own, well known manner.' Thus spoke Prof. William H. Werk mlster of the philosophy depart ment today. "By appealing to the two strong est characteristics of the German people, namely ambition and patriotism the minlsterium ac- gram department, headed by Bob Wilson, are Boyd MacDoug'al, Jim Young, and Frank O'Conncll. Gil bery Hueftle, organization chair man, named Ellis Ruby, Ward Brunson, and Roy Bryan to assist in his department. A motion made authorising the creation of a committee to assist in solicitation of funds for the University YMCA was favorably received by the group. Chairman of this committee Is George Gostas, who will be assisted by the presi dents of the various clubs in reach ing the maximum number of barb men on the campus. Rifles to hold f inal tryouts Final tryouts for admission to Pershing Rifles will be held in Room 210, Nebraska hall, at 5 p. m. today. Candidates should present themselves dressed In the regulation ROTC uniform, but must wear a white shirt In place of, Xhe traditional khaki one, Lincoln, Nebraska Conscription registration goes smoothly One thousand and four UN students register; show excellent spirit One thousand and four Ne braska students registered today under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, named by President Roosevelt . in his early morning address as a "program of defensive preparation and de fensive preparation only." 'Reports show the finest kind of spirit on the part of every one registering," said Dr. G. W. Ros enlof, registrar, who arranged for the registration. "Everything ran very smoothly and registrants raised no question. Only one per son volunteered the information that he would be a conscientious objector." The only "traffic jam" occurred in Mechanical Arts and two extra registrars had to be quickly sworn in to take care of the long line of applicants. Broadcast. At 7:45 a. m. yesterday regis' trants were interviewed by a ra dio reporter from KFAB in a broadcast from social sciences. . The conscription bill requires all men between the ages of 21 and 35 to submit to registration, but eliminates students in advanced military science. Conscientious ob jectors will not be forced into combatant training and service, (See DRAFT, page 6.) in interview on Germany F 4 A Journal and BUr. W. H. WERKMEISTER. Lambit nazis. hieves Its aim in making the peo ple follow their leaders blindly and without having them ask any ques tions. Werkmelfctcr explained that not (See PROPAGANDA, page 8.) 200 songs left Two hundred copies of Fred Waring's songs, "How Do You Like Nebraska," and "Dar Old Nebraska U." are still available for students, Norman Harris, DAILY editor, announced yes terday. Songs will be distributed from 1 to 4 p. m. In the DAILY office, and fraternities who have not yet received the songs, are urged to send represents tives. "Dear Old Nebraska U." Is an alma mater song, and "How Do You Like Nebraska" is a fighting song. Both were played on Waring's Chesterfield hour last spring. Louis Panico m coliseum for Corn Cob Tassel homecoming party A i i , - , - hiz LOUIS PANICO. Plays homecoming party. Phys ed prof aids in arrest of ex-convicts Thru the efforts of Miss Leonore Alway, assistant professor in the women's physical education de partment, two ex-convicts will face charges of breaking and entering a motor vehicle. The two men, Frank Smith, 30, and Ivan Coon, 32, were caught near the coliseum while prowling cars. Miss Alway's suspicions were aroused, she said, when the two men jumped out of different cars and began following her while she was walking to her parked car at about 8:45 Tuesday night. As she backed out of her parking place, the two men ran to their own au tomobile and sped away.' Miss Al way immediately drove to the police station and described the two men and their car. Caught by police. Evidently feeling safe, Coon and Smith continued looting cars near the coliseum, where they were caught by police officers. Loot found in their car included a flash light, a camera, three blankets, a tire and wheel, two whip aerials, a kit of car tools, carpenter's tools, and many small miscellaneous ar tides. Smith escapes. Smith escaped when the two officers took the ex -convicts to the (See CONVICTS, page 8.) Saturn, moon meet Thursday evening -but it's an illusion Saturn and the moon will meet In the eastern sky early Thursday evening but the appearance will be mostly illusion. Prof. O. C. Collins of the ob servatory says that the meeting of the planets will be best seen about 6:14 p. m. Thursday. Apparently the planets will come together though actually the moon is only a quarter of a million miles away while Saturn is 800 million miles distant. Collins warns observers against confusing Saturn with nearby Jupiter, a larger and brighter planet. Whether or not Saturn will remain visible when caught In the brilliant fringe of light from the moon, U uncertain, he says. Thursday, October 17, 1940 swings out Louis Panico, his "laughin trumpet" and his orchestra will swing out at the annual Corn Cob- Tassel Homecoming dance sched uled for Oct. 26 in the coliseum, it was announced yesterday hy Wendell Bayse and Marian Miller, co-chairmen of the party. Another feature of the dancs will be the presentation of the Husker Pep Queen who will be elected at a special election next Thursday. The new queen will reign over an sports activities on the campus for the coming year. Betty O'Shea. last vear's aueen will participate in the presentation. Elected by popular vote Nrt rfrmirpmfntfl in TiAtaaaorw for election to the position except that the queen be elected by pop ular vote, and be above the mini mum scnoiastlc requirements. The homecoming, which is the Missouri game, will prove a gala weekend for both alums and stu dents. This year's committee has plans to make it one of the best in many years. Tickets for the dance will be $1.10 advance sale and $1-35 at the door. Panico and his band present a definitely individual style in dance music featuring "blues tunes." His orchestra has risen rapidly since its beginning and should make the Husker homecoming a complete success. Sorn in Italy Born in Italy, Panico has done a great deal of radio work and made "Wabash Blues" a hit. The. number is his theme song. Playing in Chicago for several months, Panico was featured at the College Inn. He was once a member of Isham Jones' band as trumpeter and later organized his own orchestra. Other members on the commit tee for the dance are Alex Mills, John Gayer, Jim Selzer and George McMurtrey. Beth Howley, Maxlne Hoffman, Bonnie Burn and Belly O'Shea. Cobs fete grads, busi ness men C. of C. cooperates on football luncheon Friday To create a patriotic Nebraska spirit among business men and to provide for an alumni get-together. Corn Cobs will give a luncheon for Lincoln business men and Nebras ka grads at the Chamber of Com merce Friday, Oct. 25th, day be fore the Missouri game. Scheduled as an annual affair the theme of the luncheon will be football and homecoming. Sports writers will deliver speeches and the Corn Cob glee club will sing Nebraska songs. About 400 are expected to attend. Tickets for the banquet may be purchased anytime until noon of Oct. 25th. The C. of C. is assisting. Admission price is 55 cents, the time 12 noon. Skits due at 5 Heads ef organized campus groups are reminded that the deadline for turning in rough drafts of skits for the fall Kos met Klub show is 5 p. m. to day. Skits are to be brought to the Kosmet Klub office in the Union. t t
