Knickerbocker Advocates U.S. Entrance
Into War in Lecture Before Convention
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Is there no prospect for the end of the conflict now in Europe? "Is
there any way out?" asked H. R. Knickerbocker speaking before the
21st annual teachers convention of district one last night.
'Yes there is. There is only one way. That is for the United States
to formally and with all its might and main enter the war."
This statement brought applause from the 3,000 teachers and
guests but the applause was not full and hearty and in talking to the
newspaper men Knickerbocker expressed the regret that the middle
west does not appreciate the accurate accounts of the war and so real
ize the implications in their fullest aspect.
Had Ringside Seat at History Making Event.
Knickerbocker has been the ace war correspondent of the Inter
national News Service for 18 years and has had a ringside seat at his
tory making events.
He told of personal experiences in countries which have fallen
before Hitler and are now at war with him. In speaking of the fall
of Fiance he said that even Hitler was surprised at the quick capitu
lation. This was the reason he did not immediately attack England.
"We have not learned the single great lesson of the war that
there is no safety in passive defense. There is no such thing as na
tional defense if it is not active attack. And he went on to say, we to-
See KNICKERBOCKER, Page 5.
Fischer to FVesemri Stoiry
Off Wm aft Gmroo Yimesdlay
In constant touch with leading
officials and diplomats, Louis
Fischer, author and foreien cor
respondent will present an up-to-thc
minute survcv of news behind
the news in war-torn Europe when
he speaks in the Union Danroom
Tuesday.Oct. 28.
Speaking at the first convo
cation of the 1941-42 Union se-.
ris, he has chosen as his subject
"Is This the End of Bolshevism."
He once sat with Stalin for six
and a quarter hours during which
he says "Old Red Joe" did most of
the talking. In 1921 Fischer was
sent to Berlin by the New York
Post and since then has spent the
last 19 years on roving assign
ments in Europe. He lived in Rus
sia almost continuosly for 14 years
and he knows Soviet foreign min
isters, commisars, and army gen
erals. He has traveled thousands
of miles up and down Russia dur
ing his long residence there.
Author of "The Soviets in
World Affairs," he is at pres
ent writing a book covering the
highlights of his experiences in
Europe. He covered the civil war
in Spain and the outbreak of the
second World war.
Fischer has been special Europ
ean correspondent for The Nation
and has also contributed to the
Baltimore Sun and many foreign
magazines, including The New
Statesman of London and the
Prague Tagebuch.
Fischer is known to the Amer
ican public not only as an author,
foreign correspondent, and lectur
er, but as one of the most in
teresting speakers on the world
events of today.
His interpretations and vivid
descriptions have made him popu
lar with the young people as well
as older audiences. He is in con
stant demand as a speaker fox
university and college meetings.
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Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students
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Vol. 41, No. 25
Lincoln, Nebraska
Friday, October 24, 1941
Freshman Piiane ftHunter Wins
Title of Nation's Star Farmer
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FA A Chooses UN Student from 250,000
Duine Munter, freshman in the
university, has been awardqd the
title of the nation's star farmer
by the Future Farmers of America,
and received $500 from the weekly
Kansas City Star. Munter was se
lected from among the 250,000
members on a basis of the great
est achievement in supervising
farming, co.mmunity service and
leadership, school and rural dis
trict activities, scholarship sav
ings and earnings.
Five years ago Munter bought
two sows with borrowed money.
Prom this start he ha sacquired
many honors and built up assets
of $5,624 during his high school
days.
Munter's name is known among
Bwine raisers because one of his
sows. Grandmaster's Pride, topped
the nation in rasing 16 out of a
litter of 21. He was the only Duroc
nhn had three sows amone the
10 high single-litter records in the
1910 production registry oi me
Duroc association. His other proj
ects include barley, baby chicks,
potatoes, soybeans and sorghum.
He entered the Angus beef cattle
business on borrowed money and
made a success of that project.
He was also one of the three
Nebraska boys to be awarded the
title of American farmer by the
FFA. Three years ago another
Nebraska boy, Norman Krause
won the title of the nation's star
farmer. This title is the highest
honor given by the FFA.
Munter is a member of Alpha
Gamma Rho and was elected
pledge president this fall.
Dcniing to Speak
At Grand Island
H. G. Deming, professor of
chemistry, will go to Grand Island
today to speak at the District
Teachers convention held there.
His subject will be "Manufacturing
and Use of Plastics."
Delegates Convene
Bn Union for Meeting
. . . Today, Tomorrow
The student council will play
host to approximately 50 repre
sentatives from midwestern uni-
airlbs Mold
Party Satairdlay
Tn line with the trend of the
times, the second big barb party of
the fall season tomorrow nigiu w m
center around the theme of Eng
land and Canada, and Gay Feist
ner and his 10-piece orchestra will
play some of the currently popular
English tunes for the dance.
Starting at 9 p. m. in the Union
ballroom, the dance will be open
to holders of barb bombers, barb
activity cards. Because of the de
fense tax, other students must pay
15 cents instead of the 10 cents
admission price originally an
nounced when the barb bombers
went on sale last September.
Tim firsf orchestra dance was
A 1 1 V . ' ' t " - -
based upon the theme, Mexico.
Barb leaders announce that it was
very successful, with over 750 un
affiliated student auenaing.
Present Program Continues.
In the future the barb social
program will be changed a great
deal from the present set-up be
cause of the re-organization plan
recently passed by barb union and
inter-house council, but at present
the program is still under the con
trol of those who planned it.
Decorations for tomorrow
See PARTY, Page 7.
Ballet Opens
For One Night
At Coliseum
The Graff Ballet, famous in
terpretive dancing attraction,
opens its one night stand in Lin
coln at 8 p. m. tonight in the coli
seum. Leaders of the troupe arc Grace
and Kurt Graff, principal dancers
in the Irving Berlin-Moss Hart
Revue "As Thousands Cheer." The
Ballet has appeared in America's
leading cities; has performed be
fore the King of Sweden, the
Prince of Wales and other royal
personages.
Program of the dance will in
clude: Garden Party, Romance,
Rennaissance, Vintage 1912, Sing
ing Earth, Ode to the Living
Odyssey, Fanfare, Con Vivo and
Viennes Fragments.
Admission price of the program
is $1.00 plus ten cents tax.
Coedls Piresemili as Pelbaft
Teamm irsamiDses ffoir Yeair
Breaking long time precedent,
three women attended the initial
debate meeting of the year Tues
day night, their intention of par
ticipating in intedcollegiate debate
activity. There were ten men
present.
According to debate coach Le
roy Laase, more women will have
to enter debate before a workable
program can be arranged. There
are indications that a sufficient
number will register and when
they do a separate women's squad
will be organized.
At the meeting students were
given a chance to express their
preference for three things: the
feature trip or trips of the year,
the type program to be used, and
decision debates.
Plan Four Trips.
Four possibilities for feature
trips were presented and potential
squad members were asked to
rank them in order of their pref
erence. As a result of the balloting
the Missouri Valley Forensic Lea
gue at Fayetteville ranked number
one in student favor. Running a
very close second was the Denver
Rocky Mountain Speech Confer
ence. In third place was the Iowa
City Western Conference and De
bate tnurnament while the Student
Legislative? Assembly at Topeka
ran a bad last.
After much discussion the po
tential squad decided unanimously
in favor of some decision debates.
Voting also indicated that there
was a desire for variations from
the conventional debate. In order
of preference students asked for
some open forum, progression,
radio and round table, cross-exam
ination and heckling varieties.
In the open forum type people
in the audience are invited to di
rect questions at the debaters.
Try-outs Not Closed.
Prof. Laase outlined the process
which will be used in selecting the
teams. On Nov. 4, from 7 to 9 p. m
squad tryouts will be held. Each
aspirant will be required to de
liver a five minute speecn on
See DEBATE, Page 6.
versities and colleges today and
tomorrow when the regional con
vention of the National Student
Federation meets here.
Representatives from 14 schools
registered last night in the lobby
of the Union, headquarters of the
convention, according to Ruth
Iverson, chairman of convention
arrangements. The other delegates
will arrive this morning.
Getting underway with a break
fast at 8:15 in Parlor C of the
Union, the convention program for
the day includes a plcnt ry session
at 9 a. m., and discussion groups
at 9:30 for small and for large
schools in room 315 and in the
faculty lounge, respectively. At 11
o'clock, Hugo Srb, secretary of
the Nebraska unicameral legisla
ture, will lead a clinic on partia
mentary procedure.
Thompson Speaks,
Dean T. J. Thompson will be
See CONCLAVE, Page 3.
Don Lentz
Names 146
On UN Band
Final Selection Reveals
86 Students on First
Band, 60 on Second
Out of almost 400 persons who
tried out for band early in the
year, Director Don Lentz an
nounces the final selection of 146
musicians. Eighty-six of these
were placed in the first symphonic
band and 60 in the second conceit
organization.
Still competing for the position
of drum major arc DeWayne Wolf
and Harold Larmon. Chief twirler
is Jack Castle and assisting hiin
are Lamont Geisinger, R. Donald
Steele, and Quentin Pearson.
All of the members of the first
symphonic group, except the girls,
, . See BAND, Page 4, ,