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DAILY NEBRASKAN Sunday, May 18, 1941 Native Czech grad student says his Country 'hasn't given up hope' ' By George Abbott. "Czechoslovakia has decidedly not given up hope; its spirit and faith aa a nation will never die," Milan Hapala, graduate student in the political science department who left his native Czechoslovakia in September, 1938, told a DAILY reporter in an interview yester day. "Although the Czech people were 'disappointed' in England's failure to fulfill its pledge 'to de fend frontiers,' " the Czechs are nevertheless counting on the aid cf the United States and England in the future reorganization of Europe, according to Hapala. He pointed out that "Chamber lain probably thought it was best at the time of the Munich pact to appease Hitler and .sacrifice Czechoslovakia, and in view of re cent events, it will probably not be held against the English to a great extent." Lived in Brno. Hapala, whose home is in Brno, Moravia, a province of Czechoslo vakia, was studying for his PhD ilegree at the Real Gymnasium when he was awarded a scholar ship at Beloit, Wis., coming to this country Sept. 22, 1938, shortly be fore the invasion of his homeland by the nazis. ; Explaining the difference in the European school system and that of this country, Hapala pointed out that a "gymnasium," such as the one he was attending, resem bles an American high school and the first two years of college, in cluding seventh and eighth grades, the four high school grades, and freshman and sophomore college grades. Upon completion of work In this school, the student is given an ex amination over the eight years of study, after which he may enter a university, receiving a PhD degree after four years in the university. Admires achievements. "I greatly' admire the educa tional achievements of American colleges,' Hapala replied when questioned about his opinion of our educational system. "They combine both mental and physical success, with a little too much stress on the athletic side," he added, "but I was impressed by the intimate relationship between professors and students which is expressed here; that is a thing which is sometimes completely Jacking in European schools." Outstanding impression which this Czech student gained is one which first came to him upon landing in New York. "America Js a land of extremes; I was im pressed by the fact that the most beautiful streets in New York are flanked by some of the ugliest, VARIETY 2 GRAND HITS! TODAY! U ... . Co yn" mm ---1 Mat. 1 15c eggtc 1 K VjV wjth poverty and wealth side by side," Hapala asserted. Tempo of life. Also impressive is "the Amer ican tempo of life; Americans feel nervous in a rhythmical tempo not at all like Europe." He cited swing music as an example of this "tem po" and added that "Americans, if you were to take away such luxuries as cars, radios and mov- Senate makes appropriation for chemurgy Board of Regents receive $25,000 for industrial research' For research into n.ew indus trial uses for Nebraska farm products, the senate Friday en trusted the university Board of Regents with $25,000. The amendment proposed to ap propriate $7,000 from tax money and $18,000 from an unexpended balance in the real estate broker's license fund. It was passed with out a dissenting vote. Appropriations committee chair man John Callan, one of the chief proponents of the measure, indi cated that this amount would be at least a start in the vast field of, research chemurgy. . With no further change in the appropriations bill so' far as the university is concerned, the sen ate ' advanced the measure once more, to select file. Sheldon talks on Nebraska Farmer, War' Historical society head . savs neace threatened R by acts of aggressors Dr. A. E. Sheldon, head of the State Historical society, spoke on the subject, "The Nebraska Farm er and the World War," at the poultry science club's annual ban quet. "In order for the younger gen eration to appreciate Nebraska they must be constantly reminded of the cost in human suffering, in labor, and hardship that it took to build the Nebraska we enjoy to day, he stated. Sheldon pointed out that the peace and contentment we have in Nebraska is being threatened by certain acts of the aggressor nations, and from this conflict there are only two possible al ternatives which we can follow: liberty or efficiency. "Efficiency is the alternative followed under dictatorship, lib erty is the one that the human race has followed for ten thou sands of years with very good re sults. Thus, with liberty as the only alternative, America must win this war so as to preserve not only our Nebraska peace but the peace of all English speaking nations." After the address, Doyle Free, the new president of the club, gave out the membership certifi cates to the new members. Ap proximately forty people, includ ing faculty members and students, attended the banquet. Sigma Xi- ( Continued from page 1) ballroom, Wednesday, May 21 at 6 p. m. The membership pledge will be administered by Prof. J. E. Weav er, president of the university chapter, who will also present cer tificates to new associates and ac tives. Dr. T. J. Thompson, dean of stu dent affairs, will introduce the new members, and Prof. William L. De Baufre, chairman of the engineer ing mechanics department, will in troduce the society to the initiates. Kansan to speak. Trof. M. G. Gaba, last year's chapter president, will deliver the presidential address, following Dr. Weaver's administering of the pledge. Prof. Lloyd Bingham of the electrical engineering depart ment, responding for the actives, will be followed by Kenyon Payne, ies, would not know how to enter tain themselves." Turning to the international situation, Hapala declared, "The American people are facing a dif ficult period of their history. The present conflict offers two differ ent moral concepts between the nazi and democratic way of life. We all agree that we want to pre serve democracy, but we disagree as to the means. Economic responsibility. "Many people recognize the economic and political responsibil ity of a great power in using this power for good and evil. I think that power should be used to sup press evil. "Nazism is a revolutionary and dynamic force which cannot be de fined, cannot be kept within the boundaries of greater Germany. Nazism is trying to impose a new ideology upon the world. A direct attempt to nazify the United States is no longer the 'fantastic conception of a lunatic.' " Nothing impossible. Elaborating on this point, Hap ala stated that "The word 'impos sible' is no longer included in Hit ler's dictionary, and what hap pened to France is proof of that. "If Great Britain falls, Hitler will be in possession of weapons whose number and nature could surpass any defense we could build here. That is the reason I favor intervention." Before the war in Europe, Hap ala was preparing himself for a position in the diplomatic service and was planning to study in Paris and Berlin, but now plans to stay permanently. He will go to Duke university next fall, and part of the reason he says, is "because I have heard that the terrain of North Carolina somewhat resem bles that of my homeland." Becomes citizen soon. Hapala, who will receive his citizenship papers in the near fu ture, corresponds regularly with his relatives who remained in Czechoslovakia, but "has given up hope that they will be able to leave the country." He explained that the Czechs gave up their free dom of movement along with their freedom of speech and assembly when the Germans invaded their country. Although he will probably take up a career of teaching, depending upon the course of events in Eu rope, Hapala's ambition is "to re turn some day to Europe and en ter the diplomatic service." And by the way, speaking of the "American tempo of life," this Czech who will soon become a citizen has two favorite swing bands, Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman. graduate student from Manhattan, Kas., who will represent the as sociates. Dean C. H. Oldfather of the College of Arts and Sciences and Mrs. Oldfather will be guests of honor at the banquet. Sigma Xi officers elected to serve the Nebraska chapter next year, the 44th in the chapter's hiB tory, are Prof. J. B. Burt, presi dent; Prof. D. J. Brown, vice presi dent; Prof. H. H. Marvin, coun selor; Prof. F. E. Mussehl, treas urer; and Prof. E. W. Norris, secretary. Prof. Frankforler talks at Kenesaw Prof. C. J. Frankforter of the . j ui'jim wiicru win deliver the commencement address at Kenesaw May 23. Choir- (Continued from page 1) sentod concerts in Omaha, York, Seward and Norfolk. The program follows: lrr ( hrUtlam, 11 (t All Rrjt.lr. . ' ' '. Hurls lw Omtl Angt-llr Hon) (rb'K-Hiill.AiK-hmbminrr Mn Arr HVavy rliirilrim . lWlorlun rtil Krlrinlir Ornllum .. Anil,re-SrUfr O .l, Our II. Ip In A Kr. 't . , swttrt Bweitlfim, I-lMt-Cln '"r "" rJ. .Volt om II itniiM-i hiM-h Hwh racllc Song of the hhi lwrcl ....... . il"'-Kolk-MMiii-livw,n To I h In Horn I m manor I M. 1'riwtonun lionanna to thr (Son l David M. Trarlorlui l.VTKHMISSION A I-amb Imh-i Korth Without Com I'laliit M..u h World, Thy 1.1 fit Siinix-mlrd. . . Karh O IMerillnK Hrml mid IVoundrd llarh O Savior of thit World Huh O Morn of lb-auty (frortn Kinliitirilnl . . Klbrllus-Majthrwi Holy T-ord On A fnin NXrlt Mostly Holy . . . Nrandrlll-I.iiiiduulitt Thin l orevrr (Mot on Ihrintlnn Kl tint (Ion) Ml.'lrrr IlallHujah, Antra,, , Ilandrl Bcotlful (vlor..... ChrUtlanM haU. decides that swimmm' season has come A good time was had by all. Even the chaperones! That just about sums up the DAILY NEBRASKAN staff picnic which was held Friday at Linoma beach. Highlights of the day In cluded the softball game, swim ming and boating, and the food and cokes. In the softball game between the editorial and the business staffs, Sergeant Regler, the umpire, had a difficult time in calling strikes Naval officer to interview UN students Lieut. C. R. Underwood of the United States naval medical re serve will visit the university campus Wednesday and Thursday of this week to talk with men in terested in becoming engineering and deck officers through appoint ment to the naval reserve. Lieutenant Underwood will give a talk at Nebraska hall Wednes day at 5 p. m. and on Thursday he will hold interviews all day, To be eligible for appointment, ap plicants must hold a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, or en gineering degree with at least two semesters of college mathematics including plane trigonometry. Sen ior students may apply, with en listment held up until they receive their degrees. Half of the men to be accepted for the reserve at this time will be taken from among engineering graduates, according to Lieutenant Underwood, and most of them will be trained as engineer officers. Others will be trained to become deck officers. Following a pre liminary course of enlisted train ing, successful applicants will be appointed as midshipmen and later may qualify for commissions as ensigns. Behm, Osborne talk on citizen day program Forrest Behm and Mary Ellen Osborne will be speakers on the "I Am an American" nrncrnm Wednesday night at 8 p. m. at Everett junior high school in honor of 1,900 Lancaster youths who have recently become 21. Behm is outstanding in military work, Innocents society and is an honor student. Miss Osborne, a graduate of the university, is now a staff member of the Lincoln YWCA. Other speakers will be included on the program. A feature will be a dramatic presentation by the university radio class on "Let Freedom Ring." Dean O. J. Fergu son will preside at the meeting. Harrison goes to Denver Prof. Earnest Harrison of the music department faculty will go to Denver this week to act as one of the judges for the national au ditions being sponsored there by the National Guild of Piano Teachers. fiimi!' (Continued from page 1) was also given a token of special recognition. Members of the band, directed by Don A. Lentz, staged a comedy novelty musical number, "William to Hell,'' after which moving pic tures of the band at the Rose Bowl and in the Rose Bowl parade were snown, as well as pictures of the band on its recent spring tour. All pictures were furnished by Mr. J. B. Douglas. Attendants converted the party into a dance following the honors and movies. Toclay- ( Continued from page 1) in receiving the guests. Presiding at the serving tables will be Flor ence Smith and Evelyn Metzger, Carolyn Ruby and Mrs. Daisy Kil gore. Six junior home economics stu dents will assist in serving. They are Jean Burr, Maxinc Copsey, Retha Edcal, Marie Ingalls, Lu cille Jack and Dorothy Mattley. The decorations will consist of centerpieces and bouquets of spring flowers. About 80 students and 21 faculty members are ex pected to attend. that were strikes and balls that were balls. Pitcher George Ab bott, after two hard fought in nings, finally removed his shoes and stockings and was able to pitch a no hit inning. Move base. Allan Jacobs moved second base out into center field so far that Ed Segrist nearly ran into the lh while running from first to sec ond. Sergeant Regler soon got the base back in place, however, and the game which ended in a tie was resumed. The swimming-boating team of Petersen and Svoboda spent half the time swimming after falling out of the boat and the other half trying to get back in the boat. Betty Dixon brought two pair of slacks in case she fell in and true to her expectations, she fell in, after a slight push by some mem ber of the staff. Math honorary elects officers, awards prizes Pi Mu Epsilon, national honor ary mathematics fraternity, ini tiated seven men, elected officers and awarded two prizes at its an nual picnic Friday evening at Pio neer Park. Winners of the annual mathe matics competition, based on a contest held May 8, are William J. Koch, sophomore in engineering college, who won the calculus prize of $10, and Robert M. Judd, frenh man in engineering, who was awarded the freshman mathe matics prize of $10. Officers elected for 1941-42 are Dayle D. Rippe, director; Joe Parker, vice director; Hazel Zink, secretary, and L. A. Rife, treas urer. New initiates are Melba Black, William Longman, Donald Lynch, Ernest Peterson, Lee Peterson, Donald Rodgers and Haze) Zink. LINCOLN'S LEADING THEATRES! NOW SHOWING! TlW Something JS' in JV Orlearu . . T..I Vim Should See! The Flame of New Orleans' vith M.rleni DJETRICH Bruce " u,.rhi AUEH Ady DEVINE Sound YOUNG NOW SHOWING! T,,e f.reaie.l M,J"if' Of Them AM Alice r H j.rk OAKIK j.hn PAKNE in THE GREAT AMERICAN BROADCAST with C.r ROMERO Mary Bth III HfcS NlVh.l.. Brother! Wlere Brolhert The r.ur ink Sp.U KOW SHOWING! Two Smash Hits! Land of Liberty' vith 1 139 OF HOLLYWOOD pi 2nd Hit! 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