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Powerful Gophers Whip Buskers 9-0 (S Story PaK 3) rdh) "nonn A rfh 1ailyMebraskaii z we Vol. 41, No. 36 Ten Groups Compete For Cups Up-setting former tradition, Kosmet Klub announced yes terday six sororities and four fraternities who would com pete for skit cups in the annual Kosmet Klub fall revue at the Ne braska theatre, Nov. 20. There will be no curtain acts. The number was cut down to shorten the show which will be held on a week night. Sororities presenting skits will be Alpha Omicron Pi, Delta Delta Delta, Delta Gamma, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and Pi Beta Phi. Fraternities entering will be Alpha Sigma Phi, Alpha Tau Omega, Delta Upsilon, and Phi Gamma Delta. j According to Walt Rundin, president of the Klub, all skits were especially good this year and since the number was reduced so greatly, it was difficult to make the final decision. The ten skits were selected from a total group of 22. Kept Secret. Presentation of the Nebraska Sweetheart and Prince Kosmet will be one of the highlights of the show. Both were elected by the student body at the fall election and their identity will be kept secret until the presentation at the show. Winners of the skits last year were Phi Kappa Psi and Alpha Phi with Alpha Sigma Phi win ning the curtain act cup. Virginia Bergsten and Ralph Worden were presented as Nebraska Sweetheart and Prince Kosmet. Tickets are now on sale and may be purchased from any Kosmet Klub worker. Workers are Don (See KOSMET KLUB, page 2.) UN Observes Armistice Day With Cadet Parade ... On Athletic Field A parade and review of 2,000 uniformed cadets from the ROTC ranks will be the feature of the military department's activities on Armistice Day. All classes are to be excused from 10 a. m. until noon. The salute to the dead, followed by taps, will occur just before the moment's silence at 11 a. m. Per shing Rifles will form the escort of honor for Tassels carrying the university service flag. The exercises will be held on the new athletic field and all specta tors are Invited to view the cere mony from the pillars at 12th and Vine streets. In the event of bad weather, the exercises will take place in the coliseum and will be modified for the indoor setting. Visitors will be seated in the south balcony with the cadets occupying Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Lincoln, Nebraska Ag Campus Convo Religion and Life With organization completed yesterday, UN's Religion and Life Week activities will get into full swing today with a convocation on ag campus this morning and a meeting tonight featuring a talk by Allan A. Hunter, prominent re ligious leader. Team members, committee chair men and Religious Welfare Coun cil members, sponsors of the week, met for a retreat and for planning purposes last night at the Pres byterian student house. Rev. Hunter, minister at the Mount Hollywood Congregational church in Los Angeles, will talk on "Wanted, A Sense of Direc Student Council Sponsors Red Cross Roll Call Drive Initiating the campaign with a pledge of its 100 percent support toward its success, the student council will sponsor the American Red Cross roll call drive which will open on the campus Tuesday. The drive is being conducted through a student council com mittee headed by Mary Rosbor ough and will be kept separate from the downtown membership drive. In order to cover all phases of campus lite during the member ship drive, Miss Rosborough has selected chairmen of various sub committees who will work in their own fields. Preston Hays will con tact fraternities; Maryellen Robi- the east anil west balconies. Seat ing will be completed no later than 10:30 when the ROTC band will present a patriotic program. Lincoln Church Holds Baritpiet This Evening The youth banquet, the fall meeting of the Pilgrim Fellowship Student Group, and the Congrega tional Religion and Life denomi national meeting will make up the "three In one" banquet that Is to be held tonight at the First Plymouth church. The banquet Is (See CHURCH BANQUET, P. 2.) Students Sunday, November 9, 1941 Hunter Speaks Tonight tion" to highlight the program starting tonight at 8 p. m. Roberts at the Organ. The University Singers, under the direction of Dr. Arthur West brook, will sing on the program. Myron Roberts of the music fac ulty will play the organ. Presiding will be Prof. Charles Peterson of the philosophy department. The invocation and the benedic tion will be given by Rabbi Henry Jolt of Tifereth Israel synagogue in Lincoln, and Father George Schuster, pastor of the Holy Fam ily parish ii Lincoln, will give the scripture reading. Dr. Hilda L. Ives, president of '-It. M 4 r'" Lincoln Journal. ; ; i Prof. Werner Writes Article On Teacher's Unionization "Teachers must think of them selves as citizens first, as teachers second, and as cooperators with other organizations third," wrote O. H. Werner, professor of the principles of education, in his ar ticle, "Unionization of Teachers Boon or Bane" appearing in the fall issue of The Quarterly, bulletin of the American International In stitute. Briefly the subject covers the individual and organizational forces encouraging teachers to unionize, sketches the present Name IKloDnoirairy Coiomi! Dec- 5 When the Honorary Colonel says, "Let there he dancing," Clus Arnheini and his orchestra will strike up the band for military ball goers Dee. !. The name of the ball orchestra was announced yesterday by Carl Harnsberger, chairman of the Military Ball committee. According to tradition, the Military Hall will open the Begins Week the New England town and coun try church commission at New ton Centre, Mass., will speak at an ag campus convocation this morning at 9:15 a. m. at 306 ag hall. Rev. Drew is Chairman. Under the general chairmanship of Rev. Robert E. Drew, Methodist student pastor, this week's pro gram will include talks by leaders representing all religious denomi nations. On the speakers list are Rev. Dewitt C. Baldwin, Dr. Hiel D. Bollinger, Dr. Hilda L. Ives, Rabbi Julius Gordon. Willard Johnson, (See RELIGIOUS WEEK, Page 2.) son, sororities; Shirley Phelps, women's residence halls; Bob Al berty, barbs, and Betty Ann Tis thamer, ag campus. Not limited to students, the drive will also be extended to reach members of the faculty. Mortar Boards, directed by Flavia Ann Tharp, Mortar Board presi dent, will solicit memberships among faculty members. Speaking before the student council at its regular meeting Wednesday, Miss Rosborough said, "It is our goal to make this a 100 percent drive. After it has ended, no student will be able to say that he was not asked to join." Since the drive has been placed (See RED-CROSS, Page 2.) "The American Red Cross has been administered so effectively for so many years that the Ameri can people have complete confi dence in it and regard it as one of our noblest institutions".... Chancellor C. S. Boucher. status of the American Federation of Teachers, and examines the four basic assumptions which propon ents of unionization make. First Basic Assumption. Refuting the first basic assump tion for unionization, "that the economic welfare of teachers is the primary objective of a teach er's organization," Professor Wer ner cites the first ideal of the teaching profession. This ideal is one of service to others "which 1941-42 formal season with the presentation of the new Honorary Colonel who was elected at the general fall election but whose identity will not be revealed until the evening of the ball. The man ner of her presentation will also be kept secret. Colonel candidates are Ben Alice Day, Harriet Talbot and Bettie Cox. Cox Leads March. This year's ROTC Cadet Colonel is Roger Cox, who will lead the grand march of the ball, as escort of the honorary colonel. The ball committee, composed of students in advanced ROTC, would reveal no ball plans other than the name of the orchestra. Arnheim has won fame as an au thor of such song hits as "Sweet and Lovely," "I Cried for You," and "I Surrender Dear." His band has been heard on radio shows such as the Lucky Strike Hit Pa rade and the Fitch Bandwagon. The vocalist with his band is Katherine Joyce. Serving with Chairman Harns berger on the committee are Lynn Myers, James Selzer, Gorge Abel, Walt Rundin, William Sir.utz, Har ry Ankeny, Charles Shubert, W. E. McConnaughey, John Schick, Rob ert Lamb, Wallace Fausch, Eldon Goble, Virgil Gausman, Carl Er vin, Robert Hunt, and Raymond Grossman. Faculty sponsor of the ball is Major Walter J. Gard- I ner of the field artillery. Campus Tuesday Coll-Ag Holds Rehearsal 7 p. m. Tuesday Dress rehearsal for Coll-Agti-Fun Revue, musical and dramatic fun night on the college of agri culture campus, will be held Tues day, Nov. 11 at 7 p. m. in student activities building. According to Florence Hamer, manager of Coll-Agri-Fun board, every participant is required to be present at their scheduled time. The Revue will be held Satur day, Nov. 15, presenting seven skits and four curtain acts, with members of prominent organiza tions and individuals taking part. (See COLL. AG., Page 2.) relates to important, not trivial, human interests." "Democracy is not achieved by unionization, stated Professor Werner, for unions are sometimes very undemocratic and mere or- giim.uuou ui ii union la imj mi.n- antee of democracy." About the third assumption that unionization alone will give the teachers free dom, the author says, "To join a union often means giving up free dom" and "teachers are not only teachers of the children of union (See WERNER, Page 2.)