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DAILY NEBRASKAN
Friday, February 21, 1941
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Athletic facilities are there, hut . . .
Fifty percent of the men being called for duty
are .turned down because they are not physically
fit, and their physical unfitness, medical advisors
say, is the result of too much food, too much study
with late hours, and above all of too little exercise.
The University of Nebraska has built a $400,
O00 coliseum, and is now at work constructing a
similarly large field house, in order that it might
have the facilities to give the exercise to those who
need it. There is no doubt that this university has
those facilities.
Yet they are being utilized by but a frac
tion of the student body, that being the frac
tion needing the exercise least. Outf of some
3,000 men on the campus, less than 1,000 take
part in any sport in class or otherwise, and only
50 have baskets for individual recreation out
side of classes.
The reasons for the lack of interest are not
quite clear. The little demand cannot be because
of monetary reasons, for the recreation there costs
nothing; it cannot be because such training is not
necessary, for every doctor will say bodily develop
ment is essential to good health. Nor can it be be
cause the type of recreation offered is not inter
esting. For the coliseum offers every kind of recrea
tion one could want. Handball courts, ping pong
tables and general recreational equipment, prohibi
tive to the ordinary person in his home, .ire avail
able here free of charge. And once a person starts
participating in a particular sport, it grows in
value and interest to him.
The only possible reason therefore that
these facilities are not being used more exten
sively is that they are not properly publicized.
Great numbers of students who can undoubtedly
- find the time and have the desire for some sort
of physical recreation possibly do not know that
these facilities are available and that their
intensive use is desired by the intra-mural and
athletic directors.
If sufficient students now having this informa
tion express the desire, and regularly will make
use of the equipment, the coliseum will be kept
open in the evenings even after the intra-mural
season is over.
Put it is rather absurd to even think of keep
ing the building open for evening workouts when
it is not being used as extensively as it might be
during the day. "When the building was first opened
it was necessary to reserve handball courts in ad
vance ; today only a few arc in use at any one time.
Six ping pong tables arc sot up in the basement;
they are never used fully, despite the fact that the
ping pong tables in the Union arc being overworked.
Tlie coliseum is getting more and more into
the center of campus activities. The facilities in
its basement are now quite close at hand. Don't
wait until the semester is half over. Check out a
basket now, and plan your schedules, so that more
time can be spent at the interesting and valuable
recreations offered.
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Anzacs in Malaya
The Far East continues to furnish most of the war
news as Anglo-Japanese relations become daily more
strained.
In answer to Japanese threats against their
military position in the Orient, the British have
poured thousands of Australian troops and planes
into their powerful base at Singapore. The Austra
lians arrived completely equipped to reinforce Brit
ish, Indian and Malay troops guarding the base.
Today the Malay peninsula has the greatest man
power strength in its history, and the great number of
fighting and bombing planes that have arrived with the
troops have so affected the situation that many observ
ers are reporting that the balance of air power in south
eastern Asia has turned in Britain's favor.
Officially, the Japanese continue to be concilia
tory and to maintain that they are ready to mediate
warfare, "anywhere in the world." However, across
the Gulf of Siam in French Indo-China the Japanese
are reported to have more than 13,000 troops far
beyond the quota France formally permitted. Reports
from Saigon also indicate Japanese fleet movements
in the Gulf.
Conteslants-
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or Europeans. Contributions not
specially marked will be put in the
general fund, which will be dis
tributed as needed, with at least
50 to go to Chinese students.
Non-political.
The fund, declared Rollins, co
chairman of the local drive, is hot
political and will not be used for
the advancement of either side in
war. It will be used by students
only, and, as government funds in
these countries are not now being
used for the betterment of educa
tion, it will not release such funds
for military use.
A complete program for the
campaign has been set up by the
committee in charge. Various
groups on the campus will be ap
proached Monday, and the subject
of contributions brought to their
attention, to be acted on as they
see fit. The convocation on Wed
nesday will seek to explain the
aims and functions of the drive.
Pinal appeals for support will then
be made, with the campaign clos
ing March 3.
Concession stands.
Concession stands will be
operated by the committee at the
Union dance a week from today,
Marie Anderson, chairman of the
special plans sub-committee, an
nounced. Proceeds will go to the
support of the fund.
The local drive is sponsored by
the Religious Welfare Council and
the Ag Religious Council.
The
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Owen, Pi Beta Phi; Geraldine Nel
son, Sigma Kappa; Jean Wochner,
Towne Club; Ruth Ann Sheldon, ag
AWS; and Eleanor Boyd, Home
Ed. association.
Judged on five points.
The girls are Judged on five
points; first impressions, original
ity, neatness, poise, and suitabil
ity of costume. Under each one of
the-e each judge will have several
other pointa
This is only the first revue;
others will be held at which the
coeds will appear in date and
"dress-up" costumes before the
final selection is made.
Royer commented on each girl
when they passed his seat in Ellen
Smith as to whether they were
excellent, good, fair, or "no-good."
After the revue he explained that
the worst fault of Nebraska's co
eds was that they dressed too
much alike.
Originality in taste.
For an example, Royer pointed
out the outfit of a girl who was
not in the show. "She showed more
originality in her taste, and I
would rate her high if she were
competing."
The girl in question wore a
bright red and blue sweater and
skirt, flat heeled shoes, silk stock
ings, and a sibple coat, which, ac
cording to the sylist, definitely
fitted and emphasized her individuality.
Bulletin
LTTHF.RAN STTDENTS.
Tha Latheran fUadnit aaaoriattnn tnrrtn
for It rernlnr Sunday rvrnlnr. ranvrmatioa
hour at 6:30 p. m. Sunday In Utr l aloa,
parlor X.
PERSHING KIFI.ES.
rVmhlnc RIHos will mart at t p. m.
today la Nebraska hall.
Ag entomologists meet
Theta Epsilon, society of ento
mologists, held its regular monthly
meeting Wednesday at the depart
ment of zoology at ag campus.
A question and answer program
featured a social evening.
Abdul K. Mehta, champion cycl
ist of India, has organized a cycl
ing club for students at Texas university.
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