Innocents adopt Prom committee setup
See editorial on page 2
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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
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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
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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.
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