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Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students
2-408
Vol. 40, No. 85
Lincoln, Nebraska
Blind student can't read
Count Basic and his orchestra, the first Xogro band to in-
Thursday, February 20, 1941 vade. Now York City's colorful 52nd street and the William
lVnti hotel in Pittsburgh, will swing out for students at the
Junior-Senior prom, the last formal of the season, March 1 at
the coliseum.
but ranks high
in law class, says Foster
By Allan Jacobs
Ewald Womscholz is in his second year of Law school, but he has
never read one word from a law book. In his arts college career, he
never read a textbook. Yet, Dean Foster of the Law college de
scribed his record as "distinctly above average and quite remarkable
considering all of the circumstances."
For Womscholz, totally blind
since a nervous affliction of the op
tic nerve before he started high
school, has been forced to confine
his studying to note taking.
And if making a high average in
law is not enough. Ewald also has
found time to debate on the varsity
team for the last two years, and,
according to Coach H. A. White, is
outstanding. All this despite the
fact that few other students taking
law participate in extra-curricular
activities.
Just as Womscholz scholastic
and activity record is unusual so
too his personality and determina
tion are equally marked. Using
neither cane nor dog, he gets
around quite well on the campus
and manages to get through the
semi-labirynth office of Dean Fos
ter without bumping into a thing.
Dean Foster could not recall
any other blind student that has
ever been in the Nebraska law
school although he did point out
several distinguished lawyers to
day who are blind.
Class notes are not enough when
you have long cases to read, then
brief; so Womscholz hires an as
sistant who reads every assign
ment to him. As the assistant
reads, the twenty-three year old
blind boy has to concentrate
greatly and write his brief.
He can brief five or six average
length cases in an hour. But read-
(See LAWYER, page 4.)
Engineers
elect three
officials
Sampson heads committee
for planning weck-eml
of feslivily in May
Harold Sampson, engineering
senior, was elected yesterday as
chairman of the annual Engineer
ing Week to be held the first
week in May.
Sampson is a lieutenant-colonel
of the ROTC regiment, engineers
batallion, and is secretary of the
university branch of the American
(See ELECTION, page 4.)
Another first will be achieved by Basic in his appearance
here, because this is the first time a student managed organiza
tion has signed up a big name band.
Basic, known as "The Count of Swing," has been
acclaimed by music critics for his remarkable rhythm section
and his ability to play swing music and at the same time make
sense. Much of the band's versatility is credited to the fact
that the orchestra does as much unarranged as arranged playing.
As a songwriter Count Basic has achieved success with
such tunes as "Swinging Ihe Blues," ''Out the Window," and
"Good Morning Blues' His best-known song is the "One
O'Clock Jump."
There will be a meeting of the Prom committee today nt
f p. m. in the Cornhusker office. All members are required
to attend.
Royer, a Nebraska man,
returns, a designer for stars
Capitol
Personalities
"This loing a legislator is a
lot of work. All of us find
plonly to do,'' declared the
fi-eshman senator from Sydney,
Ernest B. Blome. And being
UN
Coliseum provides excellent
facilities for work and play
and it's all free
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4.
"Can you
reporter.
imagine"
said the
"I think I most enjoyed .work
ing on the costumes for a picture
which starred Alice Faye," he
said.
"I can imagine," said the re
porter. His name is Lewis Royer; his
business, fashion designing; his
address, Beverly Hills and Holly
wood, Calif., and he's a Nebraska
man, returning today to his alma
mater to speak on "Prelude to
XJlamour" at a convocation to be
held at 11 o'clock in the Student
Union building.
Royer, for that is his profes
sional name, has risen from the
position of a student in interior
architecture and decorating in this
university to his present status as
a famous young American fashion
designer and authority on histor
ical design.
Asked how he happened to se
lect dpsipninp- as a nrofossion. hp
twelve nett'h'Onts, which weigh replied, "It was just a process of
as in uch as 2.") pounds?" he evolution, from the university to
askf'd. (See DESIGNER, page 2.)
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Athletic program
Coliseum Cage.
Swimming Pool.
Men's Free Women's Free
Monday 10 a. m.
Tuesday 10 a. m.
Wednesday ... 10 a.m.
Thursday .... 10 a.m.
Friday 10 a. m.
Saturday 10 a. m.
Cage Opens Closes Hours
, 12 noon-1 p. m.
b p. m. , -
r 5 p. m.-6
8 p. m. 12 noon-1 p. m.
K 5 p. m.-6
6 p' m' Same
8 p. m. Same
Same
12-1
3 to 5
6 p. m.
6 p. m.
Hours
4 p. m.-5
7:30-8:30
4 p. m.-5
3 p. m.-5
1:30 to 3
Mighty good use can be made of a $400,000 coliseum, with facili
ties open at all times of the day for the free use of the student body.
Athletic directors sponsor a most complete program of individual and
group recreation, with facilities for twelve kinds of individual and for
four organized team ? noils.
Lincoln Journal.
LEWIS ROYER
4 "Do you know that sonic cos
tunics require as manv as
Lincoln Journal.
E. R. BLOME.
the only representative for four
counties, Cheyenne, Kimball, Ban
ner and Morrill, does keep Sen
ator Blome well occupied.
The senator serves on the com
mittees of enrollment and review,
public works and claims and defi
ciencies but his big interest is in
the passage of a bill which pro-
(See BLOME, page 2.)
How about some exercise?
That all students may be oc
commodated, the building is kept
open daily from 10 in the morning
to 6 or 8 in the evening, a schedule
that the department says will con
stantly be altered to meet need.s
of the students. Basket and towel
service is offered, permitting a
person to work out as many times
daily &s he desires for $1.50 a
semester, tho the possession of a
basket is not a prerequisite for
the use of the building.
Tho the university will not be
responsible for losses of clothing
or valuables, it is possible for a
person to leave his clothes outside
the check room, bring his own
towel and get the use of the whole
building free of charge.
For individual recreation the
swimming pool is open one to two
hours daily for both men and
women, and the equipment is
available upon presentation of an
identification card for shooting
baskets, for practice golf, practice
tennis on wall courts and for
workouts on both speed and punch
ing bags.
A "ring" and mats are available
for boxing and wrestling, and the
use of handball, badminton, volley
ball, and shuffleboard courts are
(See COLISEUM, page 2.)
Students express divergent war views
Aid to Britain is imperative
for best defense program
By DAILY STAFF
Students interviewed on the university campus are generally in
favor of aid to Britain despite the possibility that this aid might in
volve the United States in war. However, they do not believe in using
American warships to convoy war materials to England.
Each person questioned was asked "Do you believe our present
foreign policy will lead the United States into war?" and "Should
American warships be used to convoy war materials to Great Brit
ain?" Phil A ins worth, junior, said that regardless of the chance that
aid to Britain might involve us In war we should continue that policy.
We should help England, for they are defending us. He believes that
England can do her own job of tAnvoying unless Germany gains new
power on the seas by seizing the French fleet. In that case the United
States should convoy supplies across the ocean.
"The United States is now at war with Germany," said Bob
Sinkey, senior, "for the transfer of destroyers and the all-out aid
were acts of war. If I thought this nation could stay out of war, I
would oppose the plan of convoying supplies with American battle
ships. Since I believe that our soldiers will be fighting- in Europe
within a year, I think that we should use all mean to prepare us
(See AID, page 4.)
Condemn
fighting on
foreign soil
BY NO FOREIGN WARS
COMMITTEE.
The "war" is leading campus
conversation from Maine to Cali
fornia. How much aid should we
give Britain? What about Amer
ica's defense problems? Should
President Roosevelt be given the
dictatorial powers stipulated In the
Lend-Lease bill? Should the
United States enter into foreign
war? These are vital questions
now being asked on the campuses
of approximately 100 colleges and
universities. Returns from several
polls have just come in.
At North western university, Ev
anston, 111., the question was
asked: "Do you think our foreign
policy could be based on keeping
America out of a foreign war?
To this, 1,318 students replied
"yes." Two-hundred-and-forty (or
only 15 percent) declared their be
(See WAR, page 2.)
Fifty-one percent convinced
that America can't stay out
By JOE BELDEN, EDITOR
STUDENT SURVEYS OF AMERICA
(Copyright, 1941)
AUSTIN, Tex., Feb. 20. There is a growing sentiment among
American college youth that the United States will not be able to
stay out of the war.
This significant trend in current campus thought has !een made
possible through the recurring samplings of Student Opinion Surveys
of America, of which the DAILY is a cooperating member, along with
150 other college newspapers.
Hand in hand with the opinion that it will be difficult to side step
the European fight, there appears in the survey strong opposition to
this problem: "Should American warships be allowed to convoy ship
ments of war supplies going to England?" While congress debated
this and other issues, 67 per cent of the college students were an
swering "no" to the above question, presented to them by a nation
wide staff of interviewers.
Repeated checks of national student opinion point out that since
the war began nearly three out of every ten students have changed
their minds about the ability of this country to avoid the conflict.
Even at the end of 1940 there was still a substantial majority con
vinced we could stay out. But recent events, including the expansion
of hostilities to the Mediterranean area, the approach of spring and
(See WAR TOLL, page 5.)