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Defense heads urge farm states to increase crops In order to keep the army bread basket full, national defense heads are urging Nebraska and other agricultural states to Increase production of agricultural prod ucts. Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard announced recently that a nationwide drive to produce every possible egg from present laying flocks this spring and sum mer as a part of the national de fense and aid-to-Britain program has been launched. The goal has been set at 10 million additional ZBT debate team defeats Delta Upsilon Winners of genii finals to meet Sigma Alpha Mu in finals Tuesday - Yale Gotsdiner and Robert Pas ser, Zeta Beta Tau's debate repre sentatives, defeated Delta Upsi lon's Robert Chambers and Bud Johnson last night and thereby advanced into the finals of the in terfraternity debate tournament. Passer and Gotsdiner will meet Sigma Alpha Mu Tuesday in the final round. Taking the negative side of the question, "Should the English speaking nations make a formal alliance for their common interest and protection?" the ZBT debators won their fourth contest of the tournament. They have lost only to Sigma Alpha Mu, whom they meet in the finals Tuesday. Art Riven and Harold Margulies of Sigma Alpha Mu gained the iinais oy successive victories over Alpha Tau Omega, Zeta Beta Tau, tary-treasurer; and Don Brown, (See DEBATE, page 2) reporter. Egan to interview prominent students ... on Book Nook scries Beginning a new series in the consider the program one of na- weekly broadcasts from the Book tional network calibre, and are Nook of the Union, Frank Egan, considering placing the university book-cast commentator, will in- on a national network with this terview Milan Hapola, Czechoslo- program sometime in the near fu- vakian refugee doing graduate ture, according to Egan. work on the camnus. at 4:15 this afternoon over station KFOR. Known as "Youth in Democra cy," the series will feature an in terview each week between Egan and some outstanding student. The new series has been designed "to stimulate more student interest in the broadcasts, which to date has shown greater response among alumni and outstate listeners than 6 "-'" " Egan- . The program, which was first aired 12 weeks ago, has to date featured interviews with outstand ing personalities and news in the cultural world presented to pro mote interest in the reading of books in current affairs and works of a literary nature, with side lights on authors and publishers. Prominent people interviewed. Included among those who have been interviewed are Clifton Utley of Chicago university round table fame, Margaret Varga, assistant art editor of Life magazine, Isaac J. Cox of the Northwestern univer sity history department, and Carle ton Beiles, author, lecturer, and authority on Latin-America. Ten best-selling books have been awarded in contests held each week on the broadcast, with awards going to Des Moines, Has tings, and Lincoln entrants. . Officials of radio station KFOR Campbell, Enlow win high awards III n contest Dale Enlow and Sidney Camp bell, seniors in the architecture de partment, received high awards of "mention" in recent national com petition for designing an emer gency hospital sponsored by the Beaux-Arts Insitute of Design in New York City. cases of eggs within the next 15 months. According to extension poultry- men at the college of agriculture, feeding for higher production, good management, and culling to remove disease carriers were three points stressed as important to increase egg production. Figures from the latest census reveal that the number of hens on Nebraska farms has decreased two million within the last ten years. Where disease is not too great a problem, it may pay to keep over old hen3 for a second year in view of the US depart ment of agriculture's policy to support long term egg prices at an average of about 22 cents. Chi cago basis, until June, 1943. The number of early pullets next fall can be stepped up by holding pullet chicks that would otherwise be marketed as broilers. Leghorn chicks offer greater possibilities for egg production than do the other breeds, the poultrymen said. However, they cautioned that hatchings after May 15 probably will not prove profitable at cur rent prices, because of low hatch ability and livability, late in the season. A number of farmers may be able to provide additional housing for poultry economically by re modeling old bams, constructing temporary houses of baled straw and the like. However, both Sec retary Wickard and the Nebraska (See DEFENSE, page 2) Ag engineers elect officers The local chapter of the Ameri can Society of Agricultural Engi neers has elected the following of ficers for next year: Lyle Choat, president; Walter Sanderson, vico Dresident: Melvin Kuska, secre rhys ed group holds banquet tomorrow gduates and staff members will noia a Danquet at o:u p. m. in parlor A of the Union tomorrow. The program planned for the banquet has not been revealed and several out of town graduates will attend. Graduates who will be guests include Helen Goodman of Nebraska City, Patricia Pope, At chinson, Kas., Bessy Grassman, Dorothy Jennings, Virginia Wool folk and Mrs. Fred Williams of Lincoln. Audience acclaims 'First Love9 w ViV 1 1 I'll' ' . "rr" r X 1 Sunday Journal and Star. Pictured above are the character in the German play, "First Love," presented last night In the Temple theater. Reading from left to right the students are Kenneth Klaus, Burton Thiel, Marilyn Maxey, Marjorie Johnston, Lucilla Laird, and Norman Sundberg. fkl Imly 111 Mebmskam Z 408 Vol. 40, No. 143 Simmons talks at annual barb spring banquet 1 O A CI ay ban gh to preside at unaffiliates closing get-together tomorrow . , . , Speaker at the barb annual spring banquet tomorrow night will be Chief Justice Robert G Simmons, neieu raueui wiajr baugh, outgoing Barb council president, will act as toastmistress Lincoln Journal. ROBERT SIMMONS . . . addresses barbs. at this closing barb get-together, which will begin at 6:30 in the Union. A select group of Towne Club women will entertain with vocal selections as well as a quartet un der the direction of Lucille Max well. Mark Carraher will also sing some solos. Main event of the evening will be awards presented by the presi dents of various organizations. The Barb Council award will be presented by Helen Elizabeth Claybaugh; Interhouse Council award, Esther Connett; Barb Union, Blaine Sloan; Towne Club, Ruth Houston; Barb Activities Board for Women (two awards), Jeanet Swenson. Tickets may be secured until this afternoon from any Barb Council member or in the barb of fice. CoillClllUS ClllI) meets today The Comenius club will meet tonight at 8 in room 203 of the Temple. Milan Hapala, an ex change student from Czechoslo vakia, will be guest speaker. All Bohemian students are invited to attend. Mr. Stepanek is sponsor for the group. ; ,0 J k IB? !:::.!!!!:'! Official Newspaper Of More Than. 7,000 Lincoln. Nebraska yclDeritlOtt gives Councg pIans r Climaxing the final meeting of Endeavoring to make the the Senior Council last night was the announcement that all grad uating seniors will be given one year's free membership in the alumni association, which entitles them to all publications by the association, as well as letters, football tabloiJ, and alumni news. Three committees to arrange commencement week activities were announced by President John McDermott: baccalaureate, Marvin ivruse, cnairman; ieo ooKsiey, Leo Tom Horn, and Mary Morrow; commencement, Helen Elizabeth Claybaugh, chairman; Mary Bul lock, Cal Rollins, and Elton Wiley; and social, Jack Cole and Gordon Jones, co-chairmen; Ann Hustead, Lois Keller, Stan Klien, Eric Riisness, Ida Schwieger, and Ma rion Stone. In connection with commence ment week, there was a discus sion of the various events including the Chancellor's reception, alumni desiring to attend the picnic will dance, alumni round-up, bacca- meet at the Student Union at 4:30 laureate program, and commence- p. m . Transportation will be pro ment program. vided. No such thing as blanket deferment under draft act . . . says Major II. A. Turner Clearing up all misconceptions regarding students under the se lective service act, Maj. H. A. Turner, head of the state selective service board, said yesterday that as yet there is no such tmng as a ' blanket deferment." Only case of deferment of a group is handling of Class four providing for the conscription act. This class includes men with def inite physical ailments, and they are automatically deferred. Personal examination. However, men in classes one, two, or three, whether they are students or not are deferred only after personal examination by the local board of each individual case, Major Turner said. Grades, need, experience, possi ble dependents and all the other factors which might effect a man if called into army service is studied by the board before action is taken. "Out of ten engineers that may be called to appear before the board, six might be told to re port for service while the other four may be deferred." said Major Turner as he emphasized espe cially that each case is studied on its own merits. He also stated that an an nouncement regarding selective service which will have a vital ef fect on college students will be re leased Monday. By Marjorie May. Against a colorful background of garden flowers and trees, the foreign languages department pre sented their German play, Jugend liebe First Love last night. Re ceiving rounds of laughter and ap plause, the comedy was given in one act. Parts in the play were taken by Lucille Laird, as Frau Von Rosen; Marjorie Johnston as Adelheid; Norman Sundberg as Heinrich Roller; Kenneth Klauss as Ferdi nand von Bruck; Burton Thiel as Hildebrand, the gardener; and Marilyn Maxey as Betty. In the opening scene, Hilde brand and his daughter Betty were waiting for Heinrich, a neigh bor' son, who is Adelheid'a fiance. Betty also loves Heinrich and Is very unhappy because he is the lover of her chum. Adelheid, the character about (See GERMAN PLAY, page 8 Students Friday, May 16, 1941 Endeavoring to make the Sen ior Council more effective next year, the constitution, with the organizations to be represented, will be given to the alumni sec retary, who will give it to next year's senior class president so that the council's activities will get started early. It was announced that Chancel lor C. S. Boucher would eive a dinner for the Senior Council next year. With the hope that the succeed ing councils will benefit by the ex (See COUNCIL, page 8) Lutheran students hold picnic Sunday The Lutheran student associa tion will end its year's program Sunday with a picnic at Pioneers park. Entertainment will include games and a song fest. Students Another change in the interpre tation of the law in regard to oc cupational deferment of students has also been made. This change will not effect any form of blanket deferment for students regardless of occupation or occupation being prepared for, according to Major Turner. Once a year . . . Daily staff comes to life; goes on picnic Linoma Beach will see newspa per men and women without that usual nose for news this afternoon when the DAILY NEBRASKAN staff leave their pencils and type writers at home and hold a picnic at the beach. Celebration of the annual affair will include softball, boating, swim ming and eating, according to Ed Segrist, business manager of the DAILY, who has charge of the picnic. Approximately 50 are ex pected. Cars will arrive at Linoma at different times during the after noon, and will start back after supper. "There will be scads to eat," Segrist promised. "Hot dogs, po tato salad, buns, pickles, mustard, potato chips, cokes, and so on," Paid staff members of the edi torial and business side of the pa per and reporters and ad writers listed on the DAILY bulletin board are eligible to attend. Dean of junior division calls in f reslimen Dean Nels A. Bengtcon of the Junior Division an nounced yesterday that all Junior Division students must call at the Junior Division office in U hall for their work sheets today or tomorrow morn ing. The work sheets must be presented in person to the as signment committee in the YMCA room of the Temple be fore Saturday noon, the closing time for registration.
