Tuesday, January 7, 194T
DAILY NEBRASKAN
Miscellanea
The New Year for this University began spectacularly, gloriously, and
happily. The football team, the band, and the Nebraska contingent on the
est coast made a lasting and favorable impression on their trips; and Ne
raska, though it lost the football game, came away from California with a
eputation that any state in the union might profitably endeavor to achieve.
Cornhusker spirit and character made the Huskers the toast of the coast,
vcrywhere, the band and the team were greeted with cheers and plaudits,
vcrywhcre, the enthusiasm and cordiality was unprecedented. The boys
layed a marvelous ball game and were beaten by a great team. The whole
enture was healthy, tremendously successful in every way. The loss to Stan
ord dims the success not a bit. We're proud of the team, the band, and the
ans, for the manner in which they all acted.
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And today, still riding high on the successful Rose Bowl trip, Nebraska
tudents and fans await the opening of the unicameral legislative session. The
3 men who will decide whether this University remains a good university or
sinks to the depths .of a third-rate school begin their work for 1941.
We are confident that those 43 men know that theirs is the duty of eo
lg that this state is well equipped educationally. We feel sure they recognize
he importance of maintaining a good state university, manned by capable
nd willing hands and possessed of an intelligent, well-taught student body,
Before summer arrives, we think those 43 men will have done right by
he state's oldest and most important public institution.
Just to add to the New Year cheer, we'll throw a few rahs at the British
army in Africa whose push against Benito's boys the last few weeks has
lade things look not so bad after all . . . but we sure wish they'd hurry and
apture a few more sea openings before the Hitlerites have time to use them
or landing bases.
All in all, 1941 has started out pretty nicely. The Lord must have been
etching over the imbibers New Year's eve when the streets were bo slippery
nd the weatherman forecast freezing tmeperatures. Because it didn't freeze,
Now that football is a dead dodo for a few months, let's not forget there's
basketball team that needs your support. The sports editor isn't back from
asadena and this is a favor to him . . . but we mean it too.
Scott reports ...
Uni summer session attracts
1578 for clinics, special events
Attendance totaled 1,578 at the
series of administrative and teach
ing clinics and special events held
during the university 1940 summer
session, according to the report of
Cecil VV. Scott, professor of school
administration and chairman of
the clinics and events committee.
Thirteen clinics attracted 823
persons; four special event. 755.
Individual meetings ranged from 8
to 175 in attendance with an aver
age of 63 and median of 41. Larg
est single attendance was at a dis
cussion led by Dr. Harold W. Stoke
on "What should be the attitude of
the schools toward the European
war?"
Plan ismllar program.
The Layman's Conference on
Education June 21 drew an ag
eretrate attendance of 230. The in
stitute on professional relations at
tracted 161, tne conierence on me
American Federation of Teachers
204, and the conference on the
Barb volleyball
finals slated
for tomorrow
UN Rose Bowlers
tip Brown Derby,
meet Bob Hope
Members of the football team
weren't the only Nebraska stu
dents to meet and eat with movie
stars last week. Five boys had an
exciting time talking to Bob Hope,
first at dinner Monday and then
as guests on his broadcast Tues
day. Avery Forke, Dean Tates,
Bob Adams, Norman Meyer and
Bob Green were the lucky quintet.
How did they meet Hope?...
Well, as the comedian explained
on his program, "I met them on
the corner trying to tip the Brown
Derby to all the passing beauties.'
While Hope's guests the boys
sat on the stage and met Brenda
and Cobina, Tony Martin, and
Jerry Cologna, all members of the
Bob Hope program.
Next, according to Avery Forke,
they toured Paramount Studios
where they saw Jack Benny, Krrol
Flynn and Jimmy Durante and
had a cup of coffee with Ray Mil
land. A set used for the picture
"Northwest Mounted Police" and
several being built for new pic
tures were also visited.
Attendance at
annual extension
meet totals 135
Over 100 county agents and 85
home demonstration agents re
attending the annual extension
conference which is now being
held on the ag campus and in the
Union. Meetings, in charge of W
H. Brokaw of the university ex
tension service, opened on the ag
campus Jan. 2 and will continue
through Jan. 9.
Main speakers of the week are
Paul Miller, director of the uni
versity of Minnesota extension
service, and Mary Rokahr, exten
elon economist from the home
management division of the U. S.
department of agriculture.
The annual county agents' can
epiet will be held tonight in the
Union ballroom.
Progressive Education association
160.
Summer session students approved
the plan by Vote and suggested
scheduling a similar program for
the summer of 1941, Dr. Scott
stated in his report to Prof. R. D.
Moritz, dean of the sumer school.
Bowl notes-
(Continued from rage 1.)
ticket in hand, ripped it into pieces
small enough to make the show
more interesting, intending to
mystify all concerned by having
the pieces once again become said
ticket when voodoo utterances
were made. Someone opened a
window. There was a quick draft.
Half of the pieces went out the
window. Our theory: the incident
made him feel so small he rode out
and back on half fare.
We can't help but mention here
the knowing senior who ventured
into one of Las Vegas' famous
gambling houses to try the dice.
There were seven men in the game
including the senior who after
parting with five "iron hogs" or
silver dollars realized that the
other six fellows in the game were
working for the house. Time rolls
on.
No bull about Sitting Bull. Most
unusual incident was that involv
ing Jim Bcltzer, Dick Hitchcock,
and Wallace Zimola who drove
through. They had a huge "Scalp
the Indians" sign on their car. At
Koek Spnngs, Wyoming late Sat
urday night, they stopped for re
freshment. When they came out
or the cafe, they found eierht huee
Indians gathered around the car,
silent and foreboding. The spokes
man for the group came forward
but the peace pipe was home in the
cellar for he challenged, "Go ahead
and try it" The other seven
closed in and the three natives
lit out. The town constable, whose
name was Custer, got their car
hack for them later. Custer stands
again! Our advice; when tn "hot
water," be nonchalant-take a
bath!
And what of the two students,
one who has completed the CAA
course, who hired an airnlane in
lxs Angeles to go flying and got
iom over the town. They just
couian i una me airport. Sudden
ly, ne of the lads whipped out a
street map of the city and they
xoiiowea me mam streets of the
city back to the airport. The
pilot now claims the distinction of
being the first man to make a left
turn on Hollywood boulevard in
an airplane. First Lindberg, then
corngan, now.
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And now life will become nor
mal again. Most of the migrants
are nome again. When in Rome.
do as the Romans do, so we say
here, "I came, I caw, I left again."
Gray addresses
business club
Dr. G. W. Cray, associate pro
fessor of history, will be the
speaker at the dinner meeting of
the Axis Business and Profes
sional Women's club tonight at
the YWCA. Dr. Cr.-y'3 subject will
be "England Today."
The barb Intramural volleyball
semi-finals and finals will be held
Wednesday, starting at 7:30 p. m.
Dark Horse meets Baldwin Han
and Casino Club meets Davis Hall,
the winners to meet at 8 p. m. for
the championship.
Basketball entries now total 28
teams with registration closing
Wednesday morning. This total is
already greater than last year's
and the final roll call at Barb
Union meeting Tuesday night is
expected to raise the number to
more than 30.
Medals have been received for
winners and runners-up of the
barb wrestling and touch football
programs. Wrestlers may call for
their awards at the intramural of
fice. The touch football medals
will be presented to KKK and the
Termites at Barb Union meeting.
Harvard offers
grad scholarships
in public affairs
Dean J. E. LeRossignol of the
bizad college announces several
Harvard scholarships and govern
ment internships available to sen
ior and graduate students in the
business administration college or
in the college of arts and sciences.
The Harvard university grad
uate school of public administra
tion offers scholarships with sti
pends up to $1,500. Candidates for
these scholarships must have com
pleted either one year of graduate
study in social sciences or have a
bachelor of arts degree.
All requests for information or
application blanks should be ad
dressed to M-31 Littauer Center,
Harvard university, Cambridge,
Massachusetts, not later than
February 20, 1941.
The National Institute of Pub
lic Affairs is to present seniors
and graduate students with 50 in
ernships in the federal govern
ment in Washington, D. C, for the
year 1941-1942.
The intern after being accepted
is placed In a federal office on a
full-time non-salaried basis to
study and observe government op
erations and carry out practical
assignments. The National Insti
tute later places the intern in fed
eral service positions.
Application blanks may be ob
talned f;'o mthe committee on ap
pointments. National Institute of
Public Affairs, 400 Investment
Building, Washington, D. C, by
February 11, 1941. Further infor
mation may be obtained from
Dean LeRossignol in SS 410.
Union-
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phone and inter-office communica
tion system.
Student Council members initi
ated the idea of having a Union
building in 1929 when they fidopt
ed it aS one of the Council projects
for the year. Official Council dis
cussions and off-record confer
ences around the DAILY offices
was aster as the project got dur
ing the diiector's undergraduate
days, but it aid furnish material
for many an editorial In the NE
BRASKAN, some of which were
written by Ayres.
"Leader of the group interested
Behind the Headlines
by Olson and Ortfal
Unprecedented danger-Uoosevelt
Speaking directly to the members of the Seventy-seventh Con
gress, assembled in joint session in the great hall of the House of
Representatives, and via the air waves to all the world, President
Roosevelt In his annual message on "the state of the nation" declared
that he was speaking at a moment "unprecedented in the history of
the union" unprecedented, "because at no previous time has Amer
ican security been as seriously threatened from without as it is today."
This comparison goes back over 152 years of American history
and encompasses other messages delivered in times considered critical.
In 1797, for example, John Adams said he would send a sepa
rate communication on the nature of our relations with the French
which "will confirm the u'timate failure f the measures which
have been taken by the government of the United States towards
an amicable adjustment of differences with that power."
In December, 1811, Jefferson said: "Considering the extraordi
nary character of the times in which we live, our attention should
unremittingly be fixed on the safety of our country. . .It is incumbent
on us... to ask ourselves. . .if we are prepared to repel a powerful
enemy at every point of our territories exposed to invasion.'
Other Presidents Jackson, Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, and
Wilson, have used similarly vigorous language in recognition of the
seriousness of our foreign relations at various times.
Thus, when the president, who has a serious regard for truth
in history, states that this moment is unprecedented in peril, the
significance of his statement cannot be overestimated.
The United States is thus officially committed to a policy of
all-out aid to the beleaguered democracies.
This policy is predicated on two assumptions: one Is char
acterized by the president in referring to the tyranny of dictator
nations: 'The American people have unalterably set their faces
against that tyranny." They have done so because our philosophy
of life Is irreconcilably opposed to that of the dictator nations.
The other is that this policy will enable the United States to
stay out of war. The busis for this is the hope that American sup
plies will provide the margin of victory for the democracies.
Bulletin
r.IEIJJ1 IVTEAMIRAI.
All filrli Intrmmnrmln reprearatatlvrt
will meet todfty at p. m. la rnt Mr
mortal 111. KuwIinK, ping po , ana area
rry beicta Mm,
CORVHI KF:R COl NTRVMAV.
. Cnrnhtuker (unntrymu staff will meet
tonlKat at 6 In Br. aall.
KONMKT Kl.t'B.
Kmmet Klub memben wilt meet Wednrt
dny at 1 p. m. la the Mob office. AH
member moat attend the meetm.
in the Union during my under
graduate career was Bill Mc
Cleery, now Sunday feature editor
of P. M.," Ayres commented. "Oth
ers were interested, but McClecry
was the one that pushed the project-Subscription
method.
Of course, Unions cost money,
and several schemes went by the
way before a real method of fi
nancing the project was found a
few years ago. In Ayres' under
graduate days students proposed
raising the funds necessary for
a Union by a subscription drive,
similar to the one carried on to
build the swimming pool in the
coliseum.
Alway attends mooting
Miss Leonore Alway, assistant
professor of physical education;
went to New York City during the
Christmas holidays to work with
the women's rules and editorial
committee for the National Sec
tion on Women's Athletics. She is
national chairman of the women's
committee on golf.
The
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