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TGneafire Molds WlEBRASKffl Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students Vol. 41, No. 14. UN Rooters Rally Thursday Corn Cobs, Tassels Plan Big Send-off Wlory Bell, Rand Will Load Parade from Union To Station Thursday Night Cornhusker fans will congregate Thursday evening for the first rally of the year to send the 1941 Husker football team off to Ames in quest of another victory over the Cyclones. Corn Cobs and Tassels, men and women's pep clubs, are in charge of the rally and have completed plans for what they hope will ma terialize into one of the biggest rallies in Nebraska history. Husker supporters will meet in front of the Student Union at 7 p. m. One of the university bands will be on hand to lead a rally pa rade, and the "Victory Bell," in spirer of many a Husker team, will be manned by Corn Cobs and Tassels. The parade will proceed down R street to 16th, north on 16th to Vine, and then to the sta dium. Max Whittaker, chief cheer leader, will lead the rally at the station in Husker cheeks and songs. A display of fireVorks is also planned. Members of the pe clubs will make a pre-rally toui of all the organized houses at linner time Wednesday evening. The Tassels will pass out N teatners Wed nesday to university students to be worn at the rally. Everybody come! Popularity Queen . . 'Blondie9 Wins Of Zoology Profs at Bessey But One of the most popular blondes on the campus if she would only give up grasshoppers moved into Bessey hall last year and has taken permanent residence ac cording to Edson Fichter and Don Davis, gentlemen most interested in science, especially blondes. Blondie is an affectionate, stripped gTound squirrel who has won the hearts of Fichter and Davis, assistants of the Zoology department. Fed by Eye-dropper. The story of Blondie is both sad and dramatic. Born May 15. 1940 at the Irving junior high school science museum, the baby blonde, along with her four other bru nette sisters and brothers, became orphaned when 15 days old. An swering a plea for aid from the junior high school authorities, Fichter and Davis nursed the fam ily for several days by means of an eye dropper and cow'a milk. When authorities tried to se cure a mother, one of the litter Yearbook Staff Sell '41 Copies At Reduction Thirty 1941 Cornhuskers, which were contracted last year with a two dollar deposit, are at the Cornhusker office unclaimed. Original contractors have been given until tomorrow to claim them. These Cornhuskers, originally valued at five dollars, will be on sale for $3.50 if still unclaimed by 5 o'clock Wednesday. Students in terested are asked to inquire at the Cornhusker office in the Union any afternoon after 2 o'clock. Lincoln, Nebraska Daily Adds Barb Editor To News Staff Now in charge of covering barb activities and barb society news for the Daily is Mary Ellen Sim, who has been appointed barb ed itor by Editor in Chief Mary Ker rigan of the Nebraskan. Barbs are asked to turn in news at the Daily office or at the barb office, room 307 of the Union. They may telephone 2-1171 to report their items. Nebraskan Editor Determines Seats At Drawing Today Distribution of student tickets for the Nebraska football games this year will be determined this afternoon at 1 p. m. when Mary Kerrigan, editor of the Daily Ne braskan, draws tickets from the traditional fish-bowl at the ath letic office in the coliseum. Costing $5, the tickets may be reserved in blocs. They must be purchased, however, before 1 p. m if they are to be included in the drawing. Less desirable tickets for stu dents will be available after the drawing, John K. Selleck, business manager of the athletic depart ment said vesterdav. Each student must present his identification card when purchasing nis iicnei, Selleck stated. the Hearts She Likes Grasshoppers was killed by a female who did not relish maternal cares. Another was killed in an accident, leaving three sisters out of the original family. Blondes Are Fast. Blondie is unusual both because of her color and her nature. Gen erally dark, ground squirrels are not easily tamed, but, blondes tend to pick up the ways of humans quickly. Tod! ay's the Oay to Celebrate; Tomorrow Collegians Pay Defense Taxes to Uncle Sam For By Art Rivin. Hurry coeds. You have exactly one day to telephone dad, have him wire you a few hundred, and run down to buy your new fur coat. Tomorrow morning, Oct. 1, that same coat will cost you ten percent more. Remember that revenue bill that Congress recently passed, to Deadline Ncars For Air Course Deadline for admittance to the beginning flying course, CPT 50, hat been et for five o'clock, Wednesday, Oct 1. Any university student is eligible for the course; he need not be in the college of en gineering. Credit up to three hours is granted. Tuesday, September 30, 1941 Theta Sirs Honor Hamil At Reception Sororitv Alumnae Invite Students, Journalists To Union Thursday Alumnae members of Theta Sig ma Phi, professional journalism sorority, will hold an informal re ception in honor of Harold Hamil, new director of the School of Courtesy Lincoln Journal. HAROLD HAMIL. ...Theta Sigma Phi Fetes Him Journalism, Thursday from 7:30 to 9 p. m. in the faculty lounge of the Union. School of journalism students and Lincoln people engaged in journalistic activity will attend the reception. City high school papers will also send representatives. In charge of arrangements are Miss Mamie Meredith, Mrs. A. K Donovan, Miss Marie Dugan, Mrs Lawrence Pike, Miss Margaret Reckmeyer, and Mrs. Philip Schmelkin. On the group issuing special invitations are Miss Ann Spieker, Miss June Bierbower, Mrs. Larry Becker, Miss Belle Far nam and Mrs. Eleanor Fogg Whit ham. Hostesses are Miss Farnam, chairman; Miss Sarah T. Muir, Mrs. Whitham, Dr. Louise Pound, Dr. Ruth Odell, Mrs. Gerald Gor don, Miss Marguerite McPhee Committee from the active chap ter includes Miss Priscilla Camp sey. Miss Carol Wheeler, Miss Maxine Wolf, Miss Mary Kerrigan, Miss Elizabeth Clark. which the newspapers devoted much space, and to which you paid little, if any, attention? Well it's here, now, and it will effect all of us. This fur coat business isn't all. The government needs quite a few billion extra for national de fense, so we pay for it. We're Paying. Here's how: Admission to anything which costs one cent or over will be taxed to the tune of 10 percent. That means that if you go to a bowery dance where admission to each single dance is five cents, you pay six cents for a ticket. The law says that anyone In the uniform of the armed forces of the U. S. would be exempt from this tax. Yes, I asked about the ROTC. No deal! !. -w- V f. .. - : ... J. - r ' -J . . . Having set 100 percent student Theatre heads took another step yesterday in the Theatre's rejuvena tion policy by setting Wednesday and Thursday nights for first try outs for the first production, East Lynne. Students may try out either Frosh AWS Members Sell W Stamps "N" stamps, sold by the fresh men members of the AWS to cre ate additional interest and spirit for homecoming, will be on sale Thursday, Oct. 2, when there will be a meeting of all freshmen women in Ellen Smith hall at 5 p. m., Susan Shaw, chairman of the drive, announced. These stamps, costing one cent each, are purchased by people In and around Lincoln. Business men of Lincoln buy many of them and put them on letters or advertising material which, sent to all parts of the state, introduces the stamps to thousands of pe pie and there by puts widespread interest on the homecoming game with In diana. The member selling the most stamps is awarded an "N" pin. This campaign brings additional currency into the AWS coffers and is sed for the activities under taken by the organization. Corn Col) Prcxy Calls Meeting All actives and pledges are re quired to attend the Corn Cob meeting Wednesday night, accord ing to R. Donald Steele, president. Actives report at 7:15 p. m. and pledges at 7:30 in room 315 of the Union. Phil Kantor, Max Laughlin and Bob Fast, members of the rally committee, sent out a call for Corn Cob workers yesterday to come to the west stadium this aft ernoon at 2 to help decorate the liberty bell for the rally Thurs day evening. New pledges, alumnae and ac tives who did not get their seats in the Corn Cob section yesterday may still get their tickets for scats in the section at the meet ing Wednesday night. Those who want tickets in the section must bring five dollars and their identi fication cards. Ag Frosh Council Meets Tonight Second in a series of meetings of the freshman council of the ag college YMCA will be held today at 7 in 306 ag hall. Dr. T. H. Good- ding will speak on "Are Professors Human?" All ag lreshman are urged to attend. On jewelry of any kind, ex pensive, imitation, or glass; on all toilet preparations, there will be a tax of 10 percent. Manufacturers are going to have to pay an excise tax on many items previously exempted. Ra dios, phonographs, all kinds of musical instruments, all types of (See TAXES, page 8.) Cheerleaders Practice Today There will be practice for all cheerleaders at 5 p. m. today in the stadium. If it is raining, the meeting will be held in the Ne braskan office. Max Whittaker, Yell King, will be in charge of the practice. For 6East Lynnc9 interest as their goal, University night in room 201 of the Tempi beginning at 7:30. only require ment is that students have ath letic eligibility. With Tassels geared to begin extensive sales campaign this morning, Paul Bogen, director of the theatre, announced that East Lynne, chosen by students in the recent popular poll, will require 2 students in the cast. Musical Talent Needed. Students with musical talent. either vocal or dancing, are needed along with those having dramati ability, Bogen said. There fe about six singing and dancing parts, he said. Altho the play won't be pro duced until Oct. 29, 30 and 31; Tassels are at tables in social sciences, Andrews, the Union, and the Temple selling tickets. The drive will be centered ori the cam pus altho townspeople will also be contacted. Tryouts for the experimental theatre will also be held at the same time, Bogen said. Freshmen and students ineligible for Univer sity Theatre productions may try out. Ag Extension Men Attend Conference Seven representatives of the ex tension department at ag college are attending a central states ex tension marketing conference ana a regional agricultural experiment station conference at Iowa State college this week. The representatives were W. W. Brokaw, director of the extensiou department; Harry Gould, assis tant director; Jesse Mason, J. R. Leonard, Mrs. Ethel Bowen, Jerry S. Lawrence, and Mary Ellen Brown. Aid to farmers in marketing and distributing products, devel oping better strains of hogs, con sideration of federal-state rela tions and other research and ex perimental projects will be dis cussed at the conference which will last till Friday. Kosmet Klub Plans Fall Show, Annual Smoker Kosmet Klub, the university men's dramatic organization, wheeled into action yesterday as it held it first meeting, in the Kosmet Klub office in the Union. Walt Rundin, president of Kos met Klub, outlined plans for the Klub's activities for the coming year. Plans were especially dis cussed for the fall show. The Kosmet Klub puts on two big shows during the school year, one in the fall and the other in the spring. There will be a smoker for the new pledges next Thursday at 7:30 in the N club rooms in the the coliseum. Out of this group those who accomplish the most work will be initiated into the club next spring. If Your Blonde's A Brunette Note, It's Black Magic There's a boom in the carbon paper market. Several cute blondes and redheads are disap pearing from the campus and ex otic brunettes are emerging in their places. Explanation? Black magic. Someone in Northeast started the idea of dyeing hair by itibting it with carbon, and the id?a is spreading. To date, there are seven new glamour girls.