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Sunday, April 20, 1941 DAILY NEBRASKAN KGrad' student Sophie describes life Nebraska child development studies may be reflected In family life in far avay Syria if and when the present war permits Sophie Wakim to return to her homeland. Miss Wakim is now a graduate student at ag college. If life in Syria settles down to normal again, Miss Wakim plana to accept the offers she has had to introduce home economics into I i A v. -s 11 1 life rTrtrr r 'Y the American Junior college for women there. This would 'be 'a difficult task she realizes, not only because it is a new field but also because she would have to cope with the natural desire of most any peoples to cling to their age-old customs.' Miss Wakim came to the United States two and a half years ago just a month later than her brother who is now a doctor at the Mayo Clinic. After receiving her B. S. degree in home economics at Ohio University, she chose the University of Nebraska as the place to study for her masters degree. "It seemed to me the home eco nomics course here was one of the best in the nation," she commented. Her major, interest. Her major interest is in child development and alongside her booklearning on that subject she has obtained a wealth of practical, first-hand information from observing youngsters in the child develop ment laboratory on ag campus. Speaking with an ever-so-slight accent, she compares the climate In the United States with that of Syria, pointing out that the climate in her native land is so mild that one may drive for miles through fields of banana trees. 'May seem strange." "This may seem strange to jNeyri yria in terms o( its mulberry tVes and silkworms," she stated. "But the development of rayon has reduced the demand for mulberry leaves as a food for silkworms. . . reduced it so much that the farm ers have cut down the mulberry trees and planted banana trees In their place." Fashions along the coast of the Mediterranean sea are much like those In the United States she ob serves. But in the interior of Syria, people still dress much as they did centuries ago. Men's hats, or "fezzes" are made of felt, have a tassel fast ened to the top, and look much like an inverted flower pot. The men wear pants that fit tightly around the ankles and have a bright colored sash around the waist. No co-education. Miss Wakim pointed out that one of the differences between de educational systems of Syria and the United States Is that co education is not practiced in her native country. When asked if this would make it difficult for the boys to date the girls she replied, "It probably would in America, but in Syria, strange as it may seem, boys and girls do not date. From that strange look on your face, you're probably wondering how marriages take place. '"When a boy gets old enough to undertake responsibility his parents make it their duty to help him find a wife. When a prospect is found, the parents arrange for the two to meet. If the boy's par ents and the girl's parents are sat isfied, the two are persuaded to marry." ' Wherever she may be in years to come, Miss Wakim will carry Iy'ith her one unfailing bond with Ahe "average American." She likes Jy hamburgers. "We have something . ) ti A. x. i i r l i- similar to them in Syria... but they don't have all the trimmings of pickle and onions, catsup and mustard." from Syria Wakim in homeland , t anyone who had learned to think of ' ; Union party ... Committee to renovate coliseum Improved sound system, new band shell, lighting, reworked floor planned To assure the best possible con ditions for the Student Union Cornhusker birthday party, Ivy Day eve, Union officials have con ferred with the university custo dian staff and yesterday an nounce plans for an almost com plete renovation of the coliseum for the party. To accommodate the 21 person Noble aggregation a new three level band shell is being built to re place the one used at former uni versity parties. In addition several new micro phones will be installed for the party, and to insure perfect acous tical conditions two extra banks of loud speakers will supplement the usual sound system. Sound ampli fication for the entire coliseum will also be stepped up for the party. Renovate dance floor. To make sure the coliseum floor would be in excellent dancing con dition, Dale Holsendorf, Union ballroom custodian, last week in spected the coliseum floor, and with the help of the coliseum staff will rework the floor to give it uni form danceability. Highlight of the changes will be embodied in the special ballroom lighting plan, calculated to trans form the prosaic coliseum into an electrical fairyland for the Noble party and presentation of the 1911 Cornhusker Beauty Queens. Tickets for the nartv .Aoril 50. may be secured from Corn Cobs, members of the Union staffs, the Cornnusker staff, and Union board of. managers. . . Mowat speaks on present war tactics at convocation Friday U S, English federation is necessary "Peace will have to be based on a United States-Great Britain fed eration to insure the permanent peace of the world ... I see no other way," said Prof. R. B. Mowat of the University of Bristol in an interview Friday afternoon. Prof. Mowat stated further that the people of the United States need have no fear of curtailment of their liberties or power as a member of such a federation, since obviously they havs the greater power because of their larger pop ulation. "World War I ha3 forced us to believe that, such a federa tion is the only sure hope for con tinued peace," declared Mr. Mowat When questioned as to whether public opinion would not rally more quickly if the allies would set forth the objectives and indicate what sort of restoration of Europe would take place by which demo cratic forms of government and institutions would be maintained and encouraged, Mowat stated that he thinks that is reasonable but it is difficult to elaborate that this is a desperate war and the government of England is too busy keeping its head out of the water to work it out. He ventured the suggestion that if a private group were to work out the de tails, it would be desirable. As to convoys ... As to the extremely pertinent question of U. S. convoys, Mowat laughed a bit wryly and then ven tured, "To be absolutely certain of speedy and complete supremacy we should like to have the coopera tion of the American navy. I agree with you that the American navy would be extremely useful." The class distinctions of Eng land are greatly exaggerated in America, according to Mowat, but he states that all the big fortunes are being wiped out, that there are no war Drofits in En eland, and that the income tax on large es tates is as high as 99 V2 percent. "I think that the war will wipe all class distinction (insofar as that is possible) away." Inevitably, of course, the war has had a tremendous effect on education in Great Britain. There has been almost complete evacua tion of the bombed London and Bristol schools, whose students have gone to the country. The University of Bristol, how ever, is still operating, although they have lost their auditorium as a. result of bombing. The curricu lum of the University of Bristol is very aimilar to that of the univer sities of the U. S., and the war has produced little change although the examinations have been adjusted to the one year system which now prevails. Boys do not go into the army (See NECESSARY, page 6.) Dialights Public affairs ' 1 :30 p. m. The World of To day KFAB. 6:15 p. m. Headlines and By lines KFAB. 7:15 p. m. Elmer Davis and The News KFAB. 10:15 p. m. Walter Winchell WOW. Drama 1 p. m. The Free Company CBS. ' 5 p. m. Silver Theater KFAB. 7:30 p. m. One Man's Fam ily WOW. 9:30 p. m. Helen Hayes Theater KFAB. Varitey 4:30 p. m. Ned Sparks Show CBS. 6 p. m. Jack Benny WOW. 7 p. m. Chase and Sanborn Hour WOW. 9 p. m. Take It or Leave It KFAB. Music 2 p. m.New York Philharmonic-Symphony KFAB. 8 p. m. Ford Sunday Eve ning Hour KFAB. 8:30 p. m. American Album of Familiar Music WOW. 9 p. m.Hour of Charm .WOW. Danish society presents movie in Union Tuesday "Denmark at Work," a full length sound film will be shown in the Union at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday by the Danish Brotherhood Soci ety. There will be no admission charge. The film was produced by the Danish government in 1937 and shows everyday life. Natural re sources, shipping, fishing and farming will be shown. The out standing feature thruout the film will be the abundance of coopera tives. Danish farming has become world famous because of the effi cient cooperative system. The film is closed with scenes in their capital, Copenhagen, which was one of the gayest tourist cen ters before the occupation of the country by the nazis. National Union convention will be held here Gostas, Ayres extend invitation for meeting; expect large attendance The executive board of the As sociation of College Unions has officially accepted an invitation to hold next year's national conven tion here. At the Philadelphia convention last December, George Gostas, president of the Student Union board of managers, extended an invitation for the convention and it was unofficially accepted. This was the third invitation from Nebraska. Ayres at meeting. Joyce Ayres attended the execu tive board meeting which was held in the new Illinois Union at Cham paign, 111., and returned late Mon day night. This will be the first time the convention has been held this far west and it will be held here be cause of the light attendance at previous conventions from th? western schools, particularly from the Pacific coast. Another reasoa for holding it here is because most unions are for men or women nH the co-educational union belt is lo cated in the middle west. Now in terest is being centered on the coed unions. Registration includes approxi mately 125 students and staff, rep resenting about 60 schools. There are 55 active member unions and at the executive meeting applica tions were received from four schools which are going to con struct unions. The convention will be held Dec. 5 and 6, 1941, but many of the delegates are expected to arrive earlier. Tassels attend Big Six meeting of Phi Sigma Chi Big Six convention of the na tional girls pep organization, Phi Sigma Chi, was held Friday night and Saturday in Omaha. Five girls, Jean Humphrey, Jean Christie, Dorothy Weirich, Anne Craft and Alice Louise Becker attended both days and ten other representatives from the Tassels went Saturday. The convention started with a bingo party Friday night, followed by a slumber party in the Paxton hotel. Hostesses were The Feath ersOmaha U's pep group. Satur day morning a meeting was held and in the afternoon the delegates were guests at a tea dance. Kappa Phi eleets Jensen president Elaine Jensen will take over as the new president of Kappa Phi at the installation of officers for the coming year at the annual spring banquet April 26. Other officers elected at a recent meeting are as follows: Dorothy Anderson, program chairman; Frances Simon, membership; Dor- Historian says Britain needs air supremacy "Great Britain must have com plete supremacy of air and sea before she can defeat Germany," declared Prof. R. B. Mowat at a convocation Friday morning at the Temple theater. He continued by saying that once this is accomplished Germany will be put on the defensive and there are a number of points from which an invasion of the continent would be possible. To Profesosr Moat, the falf of France is the outstanding event of the war and there are still widj spread reactions to .it. It was after the fall of Fraice that the British first became a military power with a definite organization. The invasion coast opposite Eng land was placed under control of the Germans and gave them many airdromes from which to operate. Channel front rigid. "When big states oppose each other with all-out war efforts, there is a tendency toward even tual equilibrium on fixed fronts" stated Professor Mowat. "It now looks as if the channel front has become rigid. Since wars can end only through battles, new fronts are thus necessary and Italy tried new fronts in Africa and Greece. She failed and for a time Britain and Greece profited. Now Germany has finally pre pared herself to come down into the Balkans and Africa and the nazies are trying to exploit the Mediterranean front to their ad vantage. Their plans look beyond to the Suez canal, India, and the Far East, but it appears likely that the Mediterranean front will also become fixed soon. That will mean the inevitable opening of other new fronis. Ships are necessary. Ships are the war commodity which Great Britain needs most sorely at the present, declared Mowat. This is obvious since the control of sea routes is vital to her success. German strategy must certain ly include eventually taking care of the United States," stated Pro fessor Mowat. "since the nazis cannot stop while there are any great free nations In the world. Their systematic plans intend to cut contact between Britain and the U. S. in the Atlantic, Pacific and Near East. Thus at the same time they would destroy the Brit ish commonwealth and isolate the United States among enemy terri tories until they were ready to complete their world conquest." Leaflet explains Daily Nebraskan subscription plan A leaflet explaining universal subscription to the DAILY NE BRASKAN is being circulated in all sorority, fraternity, and barb houses today and tomorrow by the activities ticket committee of the Student Council in order to publi cize the measure which will be voted on at the election Tuesday. Written in the' form of questions and answers, the leaflet answers inquiries which have been asked about the automatic subscription. Some of the most important questions answered are: "Is it pos sible to distribute the DAILY for 25 cents a semester? For nothing? What is the need for such a plan? How do we know there will be a referendum next year? and why wasn't the circulation of petitions continued?" A copy of the plan is contained in this issue of the DAILY NE BRASKAN. othy White, social chairman; Kathryn Miller, art chairman;. Arlene Kellenbarger, stenographia chairman; Ruth Gates, chaplain; Neva Bishop, music; Ruby Kra khage, publicity; Ruth Surver, re cording secretary; Carol Jeam Griff ing, treasurer; Elinor Paul son, corresponding secretary; and Lorraine Crouse, historian and properties. 1 (I y r.