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Ag college freshman lives
for an education
on dollar a week budget
By Dorothy Jean Bryan.
Do you think that you could
cat on four dollars a month. Prob
ably not, but there ia an ag col
lege student who Is doing it for
the sake of an education.
Because he Is quiet, unassum
ing and desires to work his own
way without the charity of others,
this 21 year old freshman does not
want his name publicized. Since
last , September he Y managed
to live on $4 a month i traction
over 13 cents a day I'b is how
he does it.
Day old bread.
He buys three pounds of bread
for ten cents (day old bread), ap
ples at $1.33 per bushel, grape
fruit three for 10 cents, milk at
two quarts for 17 cents, oatmeal
at three pounds for 15 cents and
potatoes at two pecks for 25 cents
when he can get a bargain. This
has constituted his diet for six
months.
Having only two meals a day,
Marine corps
to take college
men as officers
Candidates must take
training course, serve
duration of emergency
If Nebraska students who are
not members of the ROTC can
meet stiff eligibility requirements,
they can become reserve officers
in the marine corps, according to
word received by the military de
partment. Officers will be secured by en
rolment in a candidates' class
which begins July 1, 1941. The
service of accepted candidates will
fall into four periods.
1. Candidate status as' enlisted
men undergoing basic training
three months period, $36 a month
pay.
2. Reserve second lieutenants on
active duty undergoing a three
months course of instruction.
3. Active duty with,troops as a
second lieutenant in the marine
corps reserve for duration of the
emergency if required by the needs
of the service.
4. Inactive duty as a second
lieutenant in the marine reserve
corps reserve in one of the classes
now provided by law.
Requlrementi.
Requirements for candidates in
clude a stiff physical examination,
recommendations from faculty and
community leaders, a high scho
lastic record and graduation from
an accredited four year college.
Candidates must be native born,
unmarried, not ovcr30 and under 25
years of age when commissioned,
and must not be a member of the
army reserve, ROTC, national
guard or the naval reserve.
Model show
tryouts today
Follies candidates meet
at 7 in social sciences
"All 44 girls competing for a
place In the Coed Follies model
Hhow must be present at 7 p. m.
today in social sciences auditorium
for the final tryouts and selection
of the winners," announced Ann
Craft, chairman of the model show,
yesterday.
No limit is set on the number
of coeds to be chosen; the girls
making the most outstanding ap
pearance will be selected. Judges
for the try-outs are the eight
members of the 'AWS board, a
representative from a down town
store; and a faculty member.
Sunday a practice for the models
was held, but several girls failed
to appear. Tonight, however, the
final choice of models will be made
and anyone who does not cr.ne will
forfeit their chances of appearing
in the show.
Sponsored by the AWS, the Coed
Follies will be held this year on
Thursday, March 27, in the Temple.
this ambitious student walks to
college and back each morning
and night, a distance of 16 blocks.
To the grocery store where he
buys his food he must go ten
blocks. Sixteen hours of class
work manage to keep him busy
with only Tuesday and Thursday
afternoons and Saturdays off. On
Sundays he usually walks down
to the Union to read the Sunday
papers; otherwise he has no oppor
tunity to read a paper or listen to
a radio.
Does odd jobs.
For his room, he does odd Jobs
such as firing the furnace and
vmfirirv o
(tee budget, page 3.)
WSSF ncars
$600 mark
as drive ends
WAA pledges additional
$3 mus; Raymond
hall girls give $20 gift
With contributions and pledges
received over the weekend pushing
the total receipts well above the
$500 goal, the World Student Serv
ice Fund ends its formal campaign
today. A total of $460 has been
paid into the fund to date, with
pledges of over $100 pushing the
total close to the $600 mark.
Included in the pledges is an
additional $50 from the WAA as
a bonus for passing the goal. This
makes the total contribution from
WAA $100, far surpassing that of
any other organization. Carrie
Belle Raymond hall donated over
$20.
Hope for $600.
..,. .. . . , . . .
With action scheduled to be
taken by remaining residence
groups on the question of a dona-
tion last night, drive leaders ex-
press hope that the final report
luiuoiTow wm snow a toiai wen
over $600.
TlAn AtiAn a S a nt ill Ka m J .
latlons may still be made
the formal closing of the
Ugn, Cal Rollins and Marie
son, co-chairmen, said. "We
after
campaign,
Anderson,
ueueve uiat, ouu is Dut a iracuon
of the -sum which the university
can and should raise," said Rollins,
'and we will gratefully receive any
further donations to be given at
any time."
Awgwan-Flash spring fashion
edition on stands tomorrow
Out tomorrow will be the March
Awgwan Flash which, Editor
George Frischer says includes
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everything students have been de-
manding in the way of pictures,
features, jokes and gore. It will
be the thickest issue since the
Awgwan became the Awgwan-
. .
Flash. Six extra pages are added.
What the BDOC's will be wear-
ing the rest of the semester will
be the theme of the magazine.
which is '.'The Spring Fashion
Revue" issue. Students are pic-
tured as models of new spring
clothes.
Due to favorable comment on
Bob Aldrich's story in last month's
Flash, a second Aldrich story,
"Another Morning," will be run in
this Issue, Frischer said. This one
is about the thoughts of a girl
Engine college
convo to feature
technicolor film
A general convocation for all en-
gineering students will be held on
Wednesday at 10 a. m. in the so-
cial science auditorium. "Engi-
nrinn- In the Lur, .ber Industry."
neering in thc Lur .ber Industry,
tknui van) tarhmfnlnr film will
v .hnwn This film is nrcsented
, t" t iho rr,.icriaa lTir
Plywood association of Tacoma,
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Wash.
Engineering classes, Dean O. J. thor or poet. "What they observe day afternoon. The swimming par
Ferguson of the engineering de- may vary greatly in quantity and ties, to be held in the coliseum pool District and local managers of,
partment announced, will not be quality and in some cases cannot March 22 and 29, will be mixed J. C. Penney Co. will come to the
dismissed except with the consent be captured in one piece." and will feature competitions be- university Thursday and Friday,
of the instructor. The convocation Hold audience overtime tween different groups. Health March 13 and 14, to interview
is sponsored by the engineers' ex- ' permits must be obtained before seniors and graduates interested
ecutive board. Sarett held the attention of his swimming, however. in merchandising careers.
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Grcie Field
rrivoc hoiiof if
rrvnrrrt voiit;il
vvvvi ava-.. i
r. i tpi ia v i w,
Grade Field, best loved, best
naid BritisTi Music Hall come-
'ene- will give a concert recital
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tne coli8cum- Thc concert is given
aa a bcneflt for bombed British
cnuaren.
Miss Field is touring the United
States and Canada giving concerts
to raise money to help care for
muse cnuuren iniurcu tuiu iuu
homeless by war-torn England. If
Lincoln Journal.
GRACIE FIELD.
it were not for the war in Britain
students in this section of the
country would probably never
have a chance to see her perform-
&ncc
"Students should welcome this
0pp0rtunity to hear Gracie Field,
ror this will probably be their only
chance said Dean J. E. LeRos-
goi
' j, we. liked.
Miss Field has been paid as
m . I t
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performances and is so well-liked
that "Mr. Tower of London" ran
for seven years. Said Time maga-
zlne: "Whereas King George ia
paid $500,000 to be quiet and dig-
nlfied. Gracie Field receives $750.-
000 to be unquiet and undignified."
The noted comedienne has had
' (See RECITAL, page 4.)
going mad as a result of a strange
experience.
p-,k Un
F -K UP-
Qf .ntcrest tQ c&m
wlu a feature section, entitled
"Flash picks a girl up" or
"Love's labor is not lost." A well-
known campus couple will demon-
strate the howc, whats, and
why.s of picking up girla along
th s,ome t5Ps in store for
those Interested.
Two features one for the feml-
nlne readers the other for the
iiiaouiitic ciciiiciiv ciic aiou in
cluded in this issue. For the men
are a lot of "intimate shots" in
sorority houses, and many in-
(See FLASH, page 2.)
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Lew Sarett reveals passion
for books, nature at convo
Lew Sarett, speaking before an audience overtime; they stayed to ly scheduled to debate against
audience of over 850 peo- hear him read "The Night Let- Midland college here today,
pie in the Union yesterday, said ter," written to represent some ,,,,. A -
"I have a passion for two things: men's way of spending this last Clyde Martz and Edwin Car
books and nature." He then pro- (See CONVO page 3.) raher, negative debaters competed
ropdmi to thr 1 h audience bv
reading from two of his books.
"Slow Smoke" and "Wings Against
the Moon," which concern both
h,,man nH nnimni ,tur
human and animal nature.
"Writers are observant people
who see beauty and implications
and significances in the prosaic
tarta nf Mfa" hn sin a noil That-
facts of life." he exnlained. That
is the first requirement of an au-
mywMebrakkm
Official Newspaper Of At'ore Than 7,000 Students
Lincoln, Nebraska
Theatre to present
satire 001 IHioHywood
With the empnaaia on comedy, the University Theater players
turn for their last production of
. ,,r, . T . .
drama Kev Lar to Bel,a and
on Hollywood life, "Boy Meets Girl," which will be produced March
J""-
When Director Armand Hunter
a production which would appeal to college students" and the rec-
crd of the play on Broadway, added to the cast which Hunter has
chosen for "Boy Meets Girl," gives promise of a highly entertaining
production
'Screwball writing team'
Paired together as the "screwball writing team" of Law and Ben
son are Romulo Soldevilla and Clarence Flick, respectively. This pair
is the constant worry of Mr. C. Eliot Friday (Robert Black), pro
ducer for A, B, C, and D pictures, and who is known simply as "C. F."
Cast In the role of Susie, an innocent, victimized, but glorified wait
ress is Dorothy Tipton.
Portraying the role of "the nation's leading cowboy actor" Larry
Toms, who is also constantly worried by Law and Benson, is Neale
Morrow. His agent Rosettl, "a ten percenter with a vengeance," will
be characterized by Louis Meyer.
Nelson 'as Englishman.
Cast as an English actor in love with Susie is Glenn Nelson, who
will assume the role of Rodney Bevan. In the part of "B. K.," chief
executive of the studio, is Frank Day, while Mildred Manning will
v (See THEATRE, page 2.)
Danf orth Foundation offers
fellowships to home ec majors
... for summer term
Summer fellowships will be
awarded to two girls majoring in
home economics, a freshman and
junior, by the Danrortn Founaa-
tion. nrovidine- for sneeialized
siuuy ana training in meir iieiu.
junior award will cover a
of our weeks while the
freshman award is for two weeks.
The junior fellowship
u,w rm,r t
p
st0n Mills in St. Louis including
a wide variety of trips and ex
periences of value to the girl es
pecially interested in foods tind
nutrition, institutional work,
teaching, or commercial work.
Following this are two weeks at
the American Youth Fereration
camp on Lake Michigan where
training is given in leadership and
personal development, toarether
with a splendid opportunity for
the girl interested in Religious
Education, Y. W. C. A., Social
Service, and Youth I nhip.
The recipient of the award wU1
have her expenses paid for the
Daily sports cd
position h open
Applications for sport ed
itor of the DAILY NEBRAS
KAN will be received at the of
fice of the school of journalism,
U hall, room 104 until Wednes
day, March 12. Material prev
iously submitted in application
need not be duplicated.
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lari)S Diail lOllliai,
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Plans for barb swimming par-
ties and a formal after the an-
mini cnrlncr hannnt urpro martA nr
nual sorine banauet were made at
the Barb Council meeting yester-
Tuesday, March 11, 1941'
the season from Maxwell Anderson's
, ...
Samuel Spewack's humourous satire
selected the play, he had in mind
four weeks and the transportation
from St. Louis to Michigan; but
must furnish her own transporta-
tion from her home to St. Louis,
a mra ,. x
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Aif TirOieSSOl'S
rXA 1UA3U10
1 1 !
explain exniDit
Fine arts faculty opens
lectures to all students
In an effort to interest students
in the Nebraska Art association
exhibit in MorriU which wil, con.
.. .. .
tinue thru Marcn. Prof- DwiSt
Kirsch, art gallery director, has
announced that the art department
will open many of. its lectures to
all students this week.
... . ,
The talks will start from gallery
A on the second floor and will
continue for one hour. Schedules
and topics are:
10 :00 Tuesday Prof . Emily
Moore on art orientation.
11:00 Wednesday Prof. Dwisht
Kirsch on interior decoration.
10:00 Thursday Prof. Kather
ine Faulkner on composition.
11:00 Friday Professor Faulk
ner on composition.
Varsity debaters
meet Creighton
University debate teams are ac
tive on two fronts early this week,
the negative team competed yes
terday against Creighton univer
sity, and both teams are tentative-
' com.ra'r" mee"nf at Omaha
against the Creighton affirmative
team- Subject of the debate wa3,
"The nations of the western hemi-
sphere should form a permanent
union.
J Penney managers
J O
lo interview students
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