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Politics Out
Sponsor '42
as Innocents
Prom Alone
In an attempt to eliminate all politic the Inno
cents society alone will sponsor the annual Junior
Senior Prom this spring, it was announced yester
day by Burton Thiel, president of the senior honor
ary. This action does away completely with the prom
committee, a traditional political plum and places
responsibility for the success of the affair in the
hands of one organization, Thiel commented.
Thiel named James Selzer chairman of the Inno
cents committee which will take complete charge
of arrangements. Others on the committee are Paul
Svoboda, Morton Margolin, Harold Bacon and Thiel.
Before last year, the prom committee was chosen
by the Student Council and had exclusive charge of
the parties. However, so many political repercus
sions occured after every party that Innocents so
ciety undertook sponsorship of the prom along with
a committee chosen by students at a general elec
tion. However, the political evils of the affair were not
avoided last year as barb-greek strife even entered
into the election of the prom girl.
"According to present indefinite plans, a big name
band will be secured for the party," Selzer said,
"and the party will remain one of the big events
on the Nebraska social calendar."
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Pep QooeeoD
Rifles Name
Basics
77
As Pledges
Active Members, Pledges
Must Report for Drill
Practice Today at 5 p. in.
After the last tryout, 77 pledges
were accepted into the Pershing
Rifles, basic military honorary so
ciety of the ROTC.
A drill meeting of all active
members and pledges of the Club
will be held this afternoon at 5:00
in Nebraska hall. It is imperative
that all active members and
pledges in the training unit be
there in uniform.
Another tryout will be held
Tuesday, Oct. 14, in room 208, Ne
braska hall at 5 p. m.
The following cadets were ac
cepted In the Pershing Rifle train
ing unit:
Aeby, Jack W. Ungrnfeldcr, Eugene
AiDrra, mamc w. unman, Albert A.
Andersen, Charles E. Lyman, Dick C.
Anderson, John C. Margolin, Alvln R.
Babbitt, Harvey T.
Baker, Barton B.
Bale, Samuel A.
Barbur, James V.
Bedke, Leo L.
Brit,'!, Arch L.
Martin, Burl H.
Morgan, Phil T.
Mullery, Edward A.
Olson, Robert S.
Orr, Carroll A.
Otto. Darel J.
(See RIFLES, Page 2.)
Two Houses
Win Annuals
In First Week
Sharinz ton honors this weplt
for the sorority and fraternity
piciure section or me cornhusker
are ine rm mus and the Beta Sig
ma Pais. Both have had 100 per
cent of their members photo
graphed. Mary Ellen McMaster,
i-ni mu president, and Floyd Wal
ter, Beta Sigma Psl president, will
each receive a free copy of the
Cornhusker.
All fraternities and sororities
are divided into five groups and
each group has a different period
when their pictures may be taken.
The period lasts from a Wednes
day to the following Tuesday
night.
100 Percent Needed.
A free copy of the Cornhusker
will be given to the president of
any house that gets 100 percent
of Its pictures taken within the
allotted time.
The other results of the pictures
taken last week are: Sororities:
Sigma Kappa, 95 percent, and
Kappa Delta, 13 percent; fraterni
ties: Acacia, 0 percent; Alpha
Sigma Phi, 22 percent, and Delta
Sigma Pi, 5 percent.
Fraternities and sororities that
should have their pictures taken
by next Wednesday are Alpha
Omlcron PI, Chi Omega, Gamma
Phi Beta and AGR. Others are
Sigma Chi, Theta Xi and Zeta
Beta Tau.
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Official Newspaper 0 More Than 7,000 Students
First ell-university party of the year will be staged Oct.
18 when the Corn Cobs and Tassels hold their annual homecom
ing party in the coliseum, this year featuring Jay McSliann and
his all-Negro band.
Elected from the five candidates listed below, the Pep
Queen for 1941 will be presented during the dance intermission,
and winners of the homecoming house decorations contest will
be announced and the cups awarded.
Those who filed their candidacies before the deadline yes
terday are: Mary Helen Farrar, Kappa Alpha Theta; Virginia
Ford, Kappa Kappa Gamma; Janet Hemphill, Pi Beta Phi; Bar
bara Jones, Alpha Phi, and Betty Klingle, Alpha Xi Delta. Eli-
gibility of the candidates has not
been checked.
A "Fun" Party.
"The committee for the dance
plans this as a fun party, with a
price within the reach of every
one," John J. Douglas, committee
chairman, asserted yesterday. "It
is not formal."
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Vol. 42, No. 21.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Thursday, October 9, 1941
Tickets for the affair may
(See DANCE, Page 4.)
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ffices
For the first time in recent years a president will be
elected by the sophomore class of Nebraska. After voting to
hold the annual fall election on Oct. 28, the Student Council
unanimously passed a motion at their meeting last night to elect
a sophomore class president this year.
Being mainly a trial the first time, this new office is sub
ject to the limitation of having
at least 90 percent as many votes
OUft ffl
QplSn IPs
Win f
KU, Nebraska, 35 High
School Bands Will Play
. . . Here Saturday
cast for the office as the junior
and senior class presidents. "The
sophomore president," Burton
Filings for offices to be voted
on in the fall election open to
day and close Oct. 21. Positions
to be filed for are: senior class
president, junior class presi
dent, sophomore class presi
dent, Nebraska Sweetheart,
and Honorary Colonel. Filings
should be made with John K.
Selleck.
Thiel, Council president explained,
"will be under the Student Coun
cil, since that organization dele
gated the office."
Functions of the sophomore
(See COUNCIL, Page 2.)
Ben Alice Day
Explains AWS
At Mass Meet
To explain the pu r p o s e s,
court and actlvltes of the
AWS Ben Alice
Day AWSpres
1 d e n t, will
speak at a mass
meeting of the
organization in
Ellen Smith at
5 p. m. today.
Ag stud cnts
are urged espe-
dally to attend
the meeting.
Announce-
I ment of the
Bra Allc D.jr. f,r8t a AWg
meeting to be held on the ag cam
pus will be made soon, Miss Day
said. i I
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Union Begins
Social Dancing
Classes Tonight
Mrs. Flavia Chanipe
Will Direct New Series
Of Six Free Lessons
The first in a series of free so
cial dancing lessons begins in Jkhe
Union ballroom tonight at 6: A3.
Sponsored by the Student Un
ion, the lessons will be given by
Mrs. Flavia Waters Champe, Lin
coln professional dancing teacher
and university alumna. Mrs.
Champe will bring with her as
sistants to aid in the instruction.
Six free lessons will be given in
the series. Students may register
for either Monday or Thursday
sessions. To register a student
must bring his identification card
with him. He will be assigned a
registration number and be re
quired to present that number at
each lesson. No students will be
accepted after the evening of Oct.
20.
T 1 1 i:Mnf tttnt
1-MUIl JTCttl, IIIC 111 Ok jrvai
lessons were offered, over 500 participated.
Corn Cobs Meet
Tonight in Union
Corn Cob meeting, called off
last night will be held tonight
In room 313 of the Union at
7:30.
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Don Lentz
. . . Ready for Band Day.
WAA Needs
50 Salesgirls
For Saturday
An easy way for girls to see the
football games free and earn
money at the same time is to be
come a salesgirl for the .WAA.
Fifty more salesgirls are needed
for the home football games. In
addition to free tickets to the
games WAA sweaters and beanies
will be issued to those interested.
The project Is sponsored by the
WAA and a 10 percent commis
sion is allowed plus a one dollar
bonus for every ten dollars worth
of merchandise sold. All who are
interested must attend an inter
view in the WAA lounge between
10 to 11 and 3 to 4:30 every day
until Saturday.
Music and more music will be
in store for football fans at Me
morial stadium Saturday, for over
1,200 musicians, including mem
bers of the Kansas and Nebraska
university and 35 high school
bands, will participate in UN's an
nual band day.
It will be Cornhusker fans' first
view of Don Lentz' 120 piece band
since the Rose Bowl game, and
several unusual stunt formations
are planned.
Band Heads Migration.
The Kansas band, which will
head the horde of KU fans here
on their migration, are still re
membered for the difficult forma
tions they performed in Lincoln
several years ago. They will join
in mass formation before the
game when all the musicians play
the Star Spangled Banner.
Leading the bands before the
game will be Lentz and Russel
Wiley, director of the Kansas
band. All of the high school bands
will pass in review.
Music May Be Broadcast.
Even radio listeners will be able
to hear the band music. Local ra
dio stations and networks have
been granted permission to broad
cast ASCAP music for the past
two Saturdays. It is quite likely
that the privilege will be granted
again this Saturday.
The KFOR-KFAB broadcasting
company reports that they will
carry the music if ASCAP per
mission is granted.
Students Make
Reservations Now
Reservations for seats for
University Theatre season plays
can be made today, Friday and
Saturday, from 12 to 6 p. ni.
All who are interested in ob
taining Beats are urged to come
to the box office in the Temple
as soon as possible.