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IMebrakkan Mil V Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students Z-40S Vol. 40, No. 7 Lincoln, Nebraska Sunday, January 19, 19411 Students complete registration New enrollees must take tests; Bengtson compares ' semester to other years Resident students completed registration for second semester yesterday but students who were not enrolled this semester will begin signing blanks and forms on Jan. 31, Nels A. Bengtson, dean of the junior division an nounced yesterday. New students must file their applications as soon as possible, forms may be obtained from the registrar's office in the admin istration building. Classification tests given to all entering stu dents will be held Jan. 28 and 29 and new students must be in residence at the University both days, . according to Bengtson. The new semester opens Feb. 3. Compares figures. Registration compared favor ably with previous semesters ac cording to the assignment com mittee. According to figures compiled in the Junior Division, 239 applications were received on Monday, 327 on Tuesday. 212 Wednesday and 217 on Thurs day. Debaters will argue alliance Intercollegiate team will discuss U.S. war policy Question for the intramural de bate tournament starting late in February will be: "Resolved, that n Enelish-sneakine: nations should make formal alliance for their common interest and protec tion," H. A. White, debate coach announced today. At th ha me time. White an- .H that trvouts for next se mester's intercollegiate team will be held February 20. The new uitinn is: "Resolved, that the United States should go to war rather than permit the defeat oi the British empire. intramural debate will be divid ed into fraternity and unaffiliated ortiona. Winner of the fraternity group will be awarded the silver gavel offered by ueua sigma rwi. national debate society. Teams are to be made up of two men who can take either side of the question, White said. un interest is exnected among pV organised groups due to tne time ltness or me suojeci, nc War reporter, panel speakers say Britain fights our cause What stand should America take in this war? A great majority of the 60 students ana proressors wno gathered in the Union lounge Fri day night agreed that the "lease- lend proposal now betore con gress should he passed, but wun a time limit on the president's emer gency powers. With Professor R. A. Winnacker of the history department acting as proctor, six interventionists ana a recruited isolationist hashed out the general problem of aid to Brit ain. The only person wno advo cated steering entirely clear of Eu ropean affairs was Timothy Hig gins. Sarah Miller, James Olson, Rolf Ordal, Charles Oldfather, Tess Casady and Norman Harris were the discussion group's inter ventionists. After these members of the roundtable had debated for over half an hour, persons in the au dience took their turn at speaking Professor Sellers of the history de partment, Hans lireenwooo, eco nomics graduate student, and Nor- bert Mahnken, assistant instructor in history were the floor-leaders, According to Pat Lahr, social di rector of the Union, the interest shown in this first panel discus sion merits the continuance of such a program in the second se mester. Consensus of opinion was that it is necessary and proper to grant the president extraordinary pow ers in times of emergency. How ever, in order that a safety valve might be placed on the measure, the roundtable group aavocaieo. a time limit on the extension oi me chief executive's powers. UN symphony gives concert in Union today Earnest Harrison named as featured soloist; program to begin, at 3 F.amest Harrison, associate pro fessor of niano in the music de- ... M A J partment, win appear as reaiurea soloist with the University sym phony orchestra in a concert which Daily, Awgwan-Flash staff applications open All filings for positions on the DAILY and the Awgwan FlAsh must be in U hall 104 by 5 p. m. Thursday, according to Gayle C. Walker, chairman ot the publication board. Posi tions open on the DAILY are editor, two managing editors, five news editors and sports editor. Awewan-Flash positions which may be applied for are editor and business manager. V,' - , A i i -" lLuu nil'" DO I. LEMTZ. Courtesy Journtl. the school of fine arts is present ing in the Union ballroom at 3 p. m. today. Mr. Harrison will play Mendels sohn's "Concerto in G Minor" ac companied by a 70-piece student orchestra which is directed dv uon A. Lentz. Mendelssohn's "Con certo in G Minor" was written (See CONCERT on page 2.) By Marjorie Brunlng. A former manaeitifr editor of the DAILY kept an appointment in our offices yesterday. He has kept appointments in government headquarters an over Europe, on the scenes of today's greatest drama, world war u, at timer s invasion into the Low Countries and France. He is Will McGaffin, foreign correspondent for the As sociated Press. Sneakine- auietlv and sincerely, McGaffin answered with emphasis the question of the day, "Should America send an aid snore or war tn England?" His answer was the same as the conclusion reached by the student panel discussion on the same problem Friday. "1 can't over-emphasize," he said, "the importance of sending aid to Britain. Britain neither needs nor wants man power as they already have two million men with noth ing to do but eat because they have no equipment for activity. All that was destroyed at Dun kirk. What they need now is pmiinmAnt and thev need it i i' - badly." Just back from England. McGaffin has lust returned from England and believes that the war thev are nzntine is as much ours as theirs. "We're next on Hitler's list," he declared. "If Britain falls, and she won t if she gets immediate help, the next point of attack will be North America, with South American bases as the logical point from which the attack win begin. "Of course," he continued, "it (See AID on page 4.) Broadcast praise brings bouquets to H usher team Though the Rose Bowl game has been releeated to history .and the men who fought for the scarlet and cream have been given tneir rewards in the form of major and minor letters, the bouquets are still oassine between Alumni Sec retary Ellsworth DuTeau and NBC announcer Bill Stern. Daily business staff waves flag of truee, throws party The business office of the DAILY waves the white flag of truce for a day, bands play, crowds cheer, and fun, festivity, and frolic reign supreme as the editorial side decides Segrist ain't January 'Alumnus' has Rote Bowl, Nebraska quiz features Y "The game is over, long live the memories," U the theme of the January Issue of "The Ne braska Alumnus," as it reviews the Rose Bowl trek with its cover picture of Queen Beth Howley atop Nebraska's beautiful float In the Rose Parade. Outstanding this issue Is a con tinued feature, "What Is Your University I. Q?" treat for alumni on their knowledge of the university. Answers to questions such as "What did 'Going to the Moon' used to mean at Nebras ka?" and "When was the Huskers' last undefeated aeason?" will ap pear in next month's edition. Dean C. H. Oldfather Initiates a new aeries of reviews by faculty members on books of current af fairs in this lasue of the "Alum nus." Dr. Oldfather recommends in his article books on conditions In the Far East, and urges alumni to read auch booka a "Why Med dle In the Orient?" by Boake Car ter and T. H. Healy, and W. W. Willoughby's "Japan's Case Ex amined." "Streamlining Dental Educa tion" by Dr. Beit L. Hooper, dean of the college of dentistry, sdvlses slumni of the' Innovations made in the dental profession which are being taught In the dental college. Usual feature as "Notes from the Chancellor;" notes from other alumni groups; and "Campus Cy cle." news of the university con densed from the DAILY, complete 194 l's first issue of the alumni magazine. SGE elects officers Sigma Gamma Epsilon, honor ary geological fraternity, announc es the following officers for the coming semester. President, Otto Criesa; Bill lveraon, vice presi dent; Elliot Bratt, aecretary-trcas-urer, and Lyl Harvey, editor. such a so-and-so after all - at least on Sunday. East side, west side, all around the town -that's the lineup for the staff party today. When Business" Manager Ed Se grist plana a party he doesn't keep it in one spot. He secuies the be nevolent cooperation of Lincoln adveitisers and does the affair up right, thus getting salvos or ap pUus from the editorial staff in stead of the usual boos. The staff will meet at 3 p. m In the DAILY office. Peanuts fur nished by the Nut House will fur nlsh .initial .nourishment for i strenuous day. A matinee showing of "Second Chorus at the Lin coin, starring Fred Astaire and Paulette Goddard, is the first stop on the list. Show is a gift to the staff from Bob Huffman of the Lincoln Theaters. After the cinema the staff will breeze over to the Hotel Capital for a buffet supper. Segrist will -parcel out packages of Double- mint gum, with the compliments of Wrigley and company. Crowninir event of the celebra tion to a semester of Journalistic endeavor and the wind-up of DAILY publications for tne se mester will be a drive to the Turn pike for an evening of dancing to Howard Becker and nis rennsyi vania.is. ' "All Nebraskans should have good reason to be proid of the smendid showine made by their University in the Rose Bowl," states Stern, in. a letter received Friday by E. F. DuTeau. "I am elad to hear that you re ceived favorable comments on the broadcast, for it was a really great game and a pleasure to describe," Stern wrote in acknowledgement of a letter sent to him by DuTeau expressing the appreciation and compliments of Nebraskans tor tne way In which the program was handled. Uni Theatre will present 'Key Largo Anderson drama set for Feb. 12-14; cast to be announced later i In a production representing their first attempt at serioua drama during the current season, University Theatre players will present Maxwell Anderson's "Key Largo" February 12-14. "Selection of this play is in keep ing with the policy of the past to give productions by one of tha outstanding playwrights of our day," Armand Hunter, director of the play commented. "Since the play deals with the conflict within a man that may. re sult from the conflict in tne worm itself "Key Largo" is timely, he added. Background is Spanish war. Spt atrainst the background of the Spanish civil war, the play, like other Maxwell Anaerson pro ductions, is realistic. To produce (See LARGO on page 4.) Keefer named YW president Cartrell, Katzman, Jean Christie other officers YWCA members elected Frances Keefer their president for the com ing year Friday. She succeeds Jane Shaw. Other officers chosen were Virginia Gartrell. vice presi dent; Jean Christie, secretary, and Sylvia Katzman, treasurer. The election of Frances Keefer as YW president culminates three years of active work. For the past two years she has been Vesper choir director and for a year a co chairman of the World Student Christian federation, which in cludes membership on the regional council. Ag Cabinet. Marie Anderson was elected president if the atf YW cabinet to succeed Pat McMahn. Dorothy Schudel is the new ag secretary. The new officers will meet with the old cabinet the first week in the second semester for a work meeting where plans for the next year will be made. At this meet ing the new officers will be in stalled. A new cabinet will be chosen by the newly elected president some time before the beginning of the second semester. Daily writer reveals how he passed a final examination By Bob Aldrich Bv popular demand from the editor -I have decided to let down my hair (no easy job, by the way) and tell how I once passed a final exam. This should be an inspiring lesson to all little boys who want to be president some day, though Just which way it is going to in spire them, I don't know. An article In the Indiana Daily Student professes to tell "How to Study for Finals.'' Combining (a nice word for stealing) this article In my treatise, 1 am about to tell all on this fascinating subject. So pull up a chair, find a good pic ture magazine " to look at, and we'll let nature take Its course and I wish nature was taking a couple of mine. Where to study First the article says ; "Study In a room relatively free from .vis ual distraction." Now in the first place, there has never been any thing in my room worth looking at except my roommate's girl's picture and that is distracting only In the sense that it mak me wish he would get another girl. Secondly it "ys. "Be comfort able hut avoid becoming too com fortable." Now, I ask you, how can anyone be comfortable with out being too comfortable for studying? The only answer Is to get one of those Indian fakir bed with a lot of nails in It. I don't say I recommend it. I Just say it's the only answer. After all, you've got to figure out some of this yourself. How to review Thirdly, it says "Review the main points and avoid memoris ing details.'' Obviously the guy who wrote this never studied un der .any of my profs. None of my profs give two-bKs-ln-hell far a (See EXAMS on page 4.)