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y)n ImlywIebhasm Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students Vol. 40 No.-" Lincoln, Nebraska Friday, December 20 1940 BMUJDTD Z-408 mm Crowd jams station for team sendoff California, hero they come! Their ears ringing with the cheers of 4,000 loyal rooters, Nebraka's Cornhuskers began the first leg of their march to the Rose Bowl when they left Lincoln last night for Phoenix and pro-game prac tice. Long before 7:30, when the rally was scheduled to start, the Rock Island station was filled with pushing, laughing and shouting hu manity. Students and townspc- "ile alike grabbed every vantage snot to join in giving the Cornhuskers the greatest sendoff of any ath letic team in the history of the University. Fans had to be content with waves from Riff Jones and play ers as the train pulled out, for it was impossible to get any mem (See RALLY, page 2.) Dean issues band itinerary for Bowl trip Final plans concerning the schedule which the University band will follow on their eight day jaunt to the Rose Bowl were an nounced hy Dean T. J. Thompson last night. Thompson is chairman of the committee appointed by the athletic board to make arrange ments for the band's western trip. One hundred band members, in cluding two baton-twirlers, will make the trip. Thompson com mended the members of the band for their excellent scholastic rec ord, and stated that there was an unusually large number eligible for so large a group. The com mittee appointed by the athletic board to make arrangements for the trip is composed of John K. Selleck, George Holmes, and Thompson. According to the schedule an nounced by Thompson, the band special will leave Lincoln Satur day, Dec. 28, returning Monday, Jan. 6, at 7:15 a. m.. ' On the west ward trip the band's route will be by way of El Paso, Tucson, Los Angeles. On the return trip they will travel through San Francisco, Salt Lake, Denver and Lincoln. The band's section of the special train will include three chair cars, a baggage car, a diner, and a lounge car. "The trip we selected follows a scenic route and will be an edu cation in itself," Thompson stated. The band will arrive in Los An geles the morning of Dec. 30, with the day set aside- for a sightseeing (See TRIP, Tagc 7.) Aivgwan reveals tcavs for students to get to Bowl The Augwan Flash comes out today featuring Nebraska's All American Sweater team and a so lution to the problem of how to got to the Rose Bowl. The special section on ways to earn money and methods of trav eling to the west const are, ac cording to Editor George Frischer, quite unique if not astounding. Betty Cox is pictured giving aid to the perplexed ones find point ing out the "Emily Posts" of the travel problem. Other events pictured In this month's issue of the Flash arc the Military Ball, Mortar Board party and Rose Bowl rally. Editorial Our turn to Santa Claus Uppermost in the minds oC many senior organization leal (rs as vacation begins tomorrow is the problem of University appropriations. The idea of having students talk to parents i.nd friends over vacation about 'the ncvds'ofTthc University, and the suggestion that they ask support for the University has been enthusiastically approved by many groups already, accord ing to information from presidents of fraternities, sororities, -i ' and barl groups. ' ;' i ,. j ' This talking' campaign,", and truthful manner, and if properly, supported by. loyal stu dents, may well result in a fine versity. ' , ' . All we ask is that you acquaint yourselves with the prob lems and needs of the institution; and next, that you acquaint others with those facts. There are thousands over the state who believe in this school, and, -who, if they see we need their support, will give that support. , v Our work fnay well be the powers that be tiat our. requests needs are not fictitious, and that . . . in fact, that it borders on University'sjacadcmie standing. We must not misrepresent , or distort the facts. The truth is our only weapon, and it is, in this case, enough to convince most persons, who are willing to investigate them selves if they do not believe us, that we deserve their support. The good we derive from enough to make us realize that helping it. It's certainly our As year ends Nebraskan picks ten biggest campus news stories By Paul E. Svoboda. Big news stories are like stones dropping in the river, they make a big splash and then pass Int.) oblivion as the turbulent currents of life rush on. But to one who edits the days news these events rre milestones. As the DAILY staff watches the old year go find at the same time awaits with anticipation the com ing of the new, certain stories stand out in their minds as the biggest and best of the year. Corn!iujkrrs pel Uoe Botl hid Occurring ns it did at the end of 1940, Nebraska's invitation to the Rose Bowl was undoubtedly the most important story of the year. The Buskers, with eifiht iitiaiglit wins and but a single loss to the Minnesota Golden Horde, were given the opportunity to participate in a post season game after Texas university was beaten by Texas A. & M. When the news of the bid was received late one Sunday night, students leaped from bed and study halls to take part in the largest rally the university has ever seen. Last night the team left for California and we fervently hope play if, conducted in a business-like after-holiday gift to this Uni very factor in convincing the are not exaggerated, that our our situation is really serious the brink of dostruction of the t 1 , this University certainly is we should all do our part in turn to play Santa Claus. that a Nebraska win in the Rose Bowl can be the biggest story of 1911. Don A. Love makes new library possible During 1910 a dream came true the university was to have a new library made possible thru the bencficienee of the late Don A. Love who willed Approximately one million dollars to the univer sity. Gone will be the crowded book shelves, the creaking floors, and bowing ceilings to lie re placed sometime during 1912 by a roomv, modern structure, lone, a project of the DAILY NKBKAS KAN. Regents present Innlgel to -governor Two weeks apo the Board of Regents presented to Governor Cochran a proposed budget for the 1911-43 biennium calling for $8,110,073. Of this amount an es timated three million would rome from the university cash fund and the endowment income. Approxi mately one million would be re ceived from the federal govern ment. Over thrt- million was re quested from the state legislature this year for the general univer Utilities ad tQ SUGG6fj W. Joyce Ayres, former adver tising manager for the Iowa-Nebraska Light & Tower Company was appointed managing director of the Student Union building at a meeting of the Board of Man agers last night. Ayres was named director of the institution following the resig nation of Kenneth Van Sant. earlv in November. The new director will take his post the first of the year. V Whcfx accepting his appoint- rrtent, Ayres expressed enthusiasm for his new position, and sincere Bute Journal. W. Joyce Ayres New Union head ' Law students hear legislator Faculty of the law school were guests at the Student Law asso ciation's Christmas celebration smoker last night when L. T Laase, recently elected member of the state legislature, spoke on Fa mous Orations. About 100 members attended the smoker. Included in the program besides Laasc's address were group singing of Christmas songs and entertainment by a trio. sity fund which is an increase of over $300,000 over the appropria tion made for the last biennium. Conseriplion to lake sdi'.lents from school With war rearing its uly head on nil sides of the United States, a vn.st and hurried rearmament program was initiated. Along with the need of more airplanes, more ships, more Runs, was the pressing need of more manpower for the army the inevitable result being conscription--- the first peace time draft of humi in the history of the nation. In October univer sity students, along with other men between the ages of 21 and 3.r registered for the draft. Many of them will not be back next year--they will be in the. army learning how to shoot. Hurl win filt election feinec 1908 Led by hardworking leaders, the barbs under the faction name of the Barb Union, won its first election since 1908, making a clean sweep of all the offices in cluding the Honorary Colonel and Nebraska Sweetheart. This year's fall election was not over with the (W STORIES, page 3.) 'fx v j manager Van Sant appreciation for the splendid ex perience he had enjoyed with the Iowa-Nebraska Power Company. Chancellor praises Union. Complimenting the Union and its present director, Kenneth Van Sant, on maintaining one of the most complete Union activities in the country, Chancellor C. S. Boucher said, "We are sorry to lose Mr. Van Sant, but we are glad to have Mr. Ayres as his sue cessor." George Gostas, president of the Union Board of Managers said, "I heartily concur with the chan cellor." And Ellsworth DuTeau, alumni secretary and permanent secretary of the board declared, "Mr. Van Sant has made a splen did record and I know that Mr. Ayres will prove a worthy suc cessor. Ayres was granted his AB de gree from the University of Ne braska in 1930. During his under graduate days he was active in campus activities serving as a member of Kosmet Klub, the Stu dent Council and Innocents so ciety. After his graduation he was one of the men instrumental in the forming of the National Alum ni Innocents association. The new 32 year old director worked for the university editorial and publicity department after his graduation. Later he obtained a position with the publicity depart ment of the local chamber of com merce, when he served as presi dent of the Infantile Paralysis Foundation drive committee, and then went into the advertising business for himself. For the last few years he has served as adver tising manager for the Iowa-Nebraska Company. Roach wins scholarship Sigma Tau gives senior award, initiates 13 men David A. Roach, senior in engi neering, was awarded the Sigma Tau scholarship at the Sigma Tau banquet last night. The scholar ship is awarded annually to one of the upper ten percent of the senior class. Thirteen new members were initiated and two honorary mem bers, John Mason, state bridge en gineer, and Albert Turner, chief engineer for the Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. The new mem bers are: Bruce Ewers, Roy Feber, Howard Fonda, Willis Fivizier, William Gustin, James Jensen, William Lennemann, Alfred No vak, Joseph Parker, Robert Pen ner, Frnnk Proehozko, Henry Schmall, and Norman Tilden. Following the initiation a ban quet was held in the union nt 0:30. A welcome address was given by Sterling Dobbs and the response by Willis Frazier. Mr. Albert Turner, newly initiated honorary member, was the speaker of the evening. Vacation begins Saturday noon All classes and laboratories will be officially dismissed and all University offices closed to morrow at 12 noon for Christ mas vacation, according to the office of the registrar. Classes will be resumed at 8 a. m. Mon day, Jan. 6. The Union will also close Saturday noon to reopen Jan. 6 at 7 a. m.