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Expert on Russia to Discuss World
War II Problems at Convocation
Big question mark in the pres
ent world crisis, Russia's ability
to stay in the war, will receive
expert treatment when foreign
corespondent Louis Fischer speaks
in the Union ballroom today at 11
a. m.
A resident of Russia for about
14 years, the correspondent is well
qualified to discuss "Is This the
End of Bolshevism". In addition
to his morning lecture Fischer will
appear in a forum discussion at 3
p. m. today in Union parlors Y
and Z.
Ha Wide Experience.
His experience in war reporting
is wide. It was
Fischer who
covered the
Spanish civil
war and the
outbreak of the
second World
war for the Na
tion magazine.
On one occasion
Fischer talked
with dictator
Joseph St a 1 i n
for over six
hours. He is ac
quainted with a
number of high
soviet officials.
Author of
World Affairs."
a standard reference for students
Qfl
Ijoi Fiwhrr,
0urtey
Sunday Journal.
"The Soviets in
of the U. S. S. R., today's speaker
is now engaged in writing a book
covering the highlights of his Eu
ropean experiences.
Fisher Writes for Magazines.
Besides his work for the Na
tion, Fischer has contributed to
the Baltimore Sun and several
foreign publications including the
New Statesman of London and the
Prague Tagebuch.
Because Fischer is in constant
touch with leading officials and
diplomats, his talk is expected to
reflect not' only his wide experi
ence as a war correspondent but
also current facts from his ex
clusive sources of information.
lectoon Todlav
Fills Six Offices
With the barb proposal to amend the student council the most
controversial issue, and the barb party officially backing no candidates,
today's election promises to be one of the most individual in the his
tory of the university.
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Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students
Z 408
Vol. 41, No. 27
Lincoln, Nebraska
Tuesday, October 28, 1941
By Joe Belden, Editor.
(StMt QHiiiM Swnrrjri ( AnM)rii
4'oprrtiM, 141.
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 28. A
majority of American college stu
dents, unlike most U. S. adults, are
opposed to changing the neutrality
law to allow supply ships to be
armed and sent into war atones.
This isolationist attitude is dis
covered in the first poll of the
school year completed last week
(See NATIONAL POLL, page 2)
ROTC Holds
First Parade
Of the Year
First ROTC parade of the year
will start at 5 p. m. today and
members of the ROTC will form
in two columns.
The east column, consisting of
the third infantry battalion, the
engineers and the artillary reg
iment, will form in front of mem
orial hall. The west column, con
sisting of the varsity band, such
special battalions as Pershing
Rifles, and the first and second
infantry battalions will form on
T St. between 12th and 10th
streets.
On signal the east column will
move down 14 th St. behind the
coliseum and the west column will
move down 10 St. and will halt
at the entrance to the athletic
field. Then the two columns will
enter the athletic field with the
varsity band and will form for the
parade, on the field.
Colonel Thuis commanding of
ficer, of the ROTC, and several
assistants will be in the reviewing
stand.
Juniors whose uniforms have
not arrived yet will be excused
from the parade.
Migration
Trip Tickets
Now on Sale
UN, Other College Students
Differ on Neutrality Question
Nebraskans
Favor Arming
Supply Ships
By Art Rivin.
f.Mrbratfcu roll K'preMHiUttve)
Surprisingly different from stu
dent opinion throughout the na
tion is the result of the Univer
sity of Nebraska poll. Here, ac
cording to cross-section canvass
ing. 79 percent of the students are
in favor of arming supply ships
(See UN OPINION, page 4)
Majority US
Collegians Are
Isolationists
Tickets for the migration to
Manhattan, Kans. for the football
game this weekend are now on
sale at the office of John K. Selleck
in the coliseum.
The special student train will
leave the Burlington station in
Lincoln at 7:30 Saturday morn
(See MIGRATION, page 3)
Fall Election Candidates
Senior Class President.
Jack Stewart, affiliated.
Junior Class President.
Alan Zikmund, affiliated.
Sophomore Class President.
George Abbott, unaffiliated.
Gene Reese, affiliated
Prince Kosmet.
Bob Sandberg, affiliated.
John Thiessen, affiliated.
Larry Huwalt, affiliated.
Chet Bowers, affiliated.
Jack McPhail, affiliated.
Nebraska Sweetheart.
Becky Wait, affiliated.
Bonnie Wennersten, unaffili
ated. Honorary Colonel.
Bettie Cox, unaffiliated.
Ben Alice Day, affiliated.
Harriet Talbot, affiliated.
Asked to comment on the elec
tion Bill Dafoe, barb leader and
instigator for the proposed amend
ment, exploded verbally, "Rules for
student elections, as interpreted by
the greek-dominated judiciary
committee of the greek-dominated
student council, alter the barb vic
tory last fall, make any campaign
outside the organized greek houses
absolutely ineffective if not im
possible. For this reason, the in
dependent organization is not
backing (mdeed, we can not back)
candidates. Until the rules are
changed to permit fair and equal
publicity for all candidates, both
Laase Calls
Debaters
Meeting
Interested Students
Offered Second Chance
To Try-out Tonight at 7
Interested students who were
unable to attend the initial debate
meeting are offered a second
chance to enter the activity at an
informal discussion meeting to
night at 7 p. m. in Temple 205.
Tryouts for the debate squad
will be held one week from tonight.
Each aspirant will be required to
deliver a five minute speech up
holding either side of the question.
Just received in the debate of
fice is a copy of the revised in
terpretation of the debate question.
In the topic "Resolved that the
(See DEBATE, page 4)
SFartoes CSeveai Plat? ms
Union Platform
The Union party, ever mindful of its obligations
to the student body of the University of Nebraska,
and in the interests of good student government,
pledges itself to the consummation of the following
prog ram:
1. In the interests of equality of opportunity for
both sexes, we advocate protection of the right of
all women students to engage freely in political
activities.
2. Because we believe that the nation will never,
in our time, be without need for an adequate system
of national defense, we urge that steps be taken to
arouse interest in the Nebraska ROTC unit; and,
because this unit includes a larger number of the
students than any other department, we ask that
the university administration and the state legisla
ture investigate .the possibility of constructing an
armory and extending in any other way the facili
ties of the university's military department.
3. In the interests ot efficiency in the Student
Council, because we believe that the present coun
cil embodies all the necessary elements of a proper
governing body and that the constitution of the
council is a fully satisfactory system of student
government, we oppose any present change in our
student government, until such a change is better
demonstrated to be of value.
4. We favor the extension of co-operative housing
- (See UNION PLATFORM, page 2)
Barb Party Platform
The barb party, convinced that it can best serve
the interests of the university student body by
promoting a program of constructive reform of our
Student Council, is entering no slate of candidates
in Tuesday's election. However, in order that the
students may know the principles to which the
party is pledged and a few of the most important
reforms that could be brought about by a reorgan
ized Student Council, truly representative of the
university as a whole, we present the following
platform :
1. The barb party u pledged to work militantly
for improved housing conditions on the university
campus. Believing that the advantages of co-op
rooming and boarding clubs have been conclusively
demonstrated, we endorse a proposal for a perma
nent university committee made up of both students
and faculty members to promote the foundation
of such housing enterprises.
Included in our pledge to work for improved hous
ing conditions is a promise to do all in our power
to bring about the erection in the near future of a
boys' dormitory comparable to those recenMy erect
ed for all of the state normal colleges. After
careful study of the situation at these other schools
we have reached the conclusion that a boys' dormi
tory, to be paid for from rentals, could be built un
der the state dormitories corporation act.
2. The barb party is pledged to a system of pro
(See BARB PLATFORM, page 2)
All ag students must vote in
ag hall 303 on ag campus to
day. No votes from ag college
students will be accepted at the
polls in the Union.
greek and barb, there will be no
just student government at Ne
braska.
Dafoe continued: "We do not
expect the proposed amendment to
the Student Council constitution to
pass this election. Because of lack
of publicity, students have not
been able to consider adequately
the pro and con of the matter.
Therefore, we would be wrong to
expect students to give it the at
tention it deserves. The amend
ment will be proposed again and,
when it has been properly publi
(See ELECTION, pape 2)
Egan Reviews
'Berlin Diary'
At 7 Tonight
Frank Egan will review William
Shirer's "Berlin Diary" tonight to
inaugurate the first of a series of
book reviews sponsored by Coed
Counselors. The review will begin
at 7 p. m. at the Union.
Coed Ounselors will continue to
sponsor a book review on the sec
ond and fourth Tuesday every
month. Betty Klingel is leader and
Janice Hagelin the board member
sponsoring the reviews.
Uni Students
See Disputed
Plays at Union
University Club quarterbacks
groaned yesterday, and UN stud
ents will join them and the sobbing
chorus or Nebraskans when they
see the movie reviews of the Missouri-Nebraska
football game to
morrow night in the Union ball
room starting at 7:30 p. m.
There's a reason for the sorrow.
The pictures shown for the first
time to the University Club, clearly
showed that the Bradley to Sim
mons pass, ruled incomplete by
the referees, was pass interference.
The movies demonstrate that just
as Simmons was about to gather
in the ball, Missouri speedster,
Harry Ice, jumped on his back
and carried him to the ground.
Revealing also was the photo
graphing of the Kathol pass on
Mizzou's 15, also ruled incomplete
by the of'kials. Movies show that
the Nebraska receiver did catch
the ball and hang on to it as he
fell to the ground. While the action
was going on the referee was
looking dircetly into the camera
away from the play.
Major Jones refused to com
ment on t'ae evidence of bed rer
ereeing and would only say,
"Draw your own conclusions."
t! Cn.wn.nim Pnllft fin on at fl n. m
JI OOcdiy Close On Ag at 5; In City at 8