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I f 7 Bogen Announces Cast of Uni Theatre's Play, 'Prologue to Glory' Members of the cast of Prologue to Glory, the university theatre's forthcoming production, were an nounced Saturday by Paul Bogan, director, to include many veterans. Clarence Flick will play the lead as Abe Lincoln and Dorothy Fil ley will portray Ann Rutledge in this historical drama. Others in the cast of 29 are Ro mulo Soldevilla as the florily flu ent town orator; Richard Putney as the blowhard promotor who gives Abe his start; and Bob Gel wick, Bettie Cox, Robert Black, and Max Whittacker. Holdovers from the East Lynn cast are Rob ert Hyde, Bill McBride, Martha Ann Reed, Charles Hohenseed and Robert Veach. The play is really an all Ne braska production. The author, E. P. Conklen, is a Nebraska grad uate. The story is about "the great emancipator" for whom the capitol city was named. The New York Daily News stated in an editorial review of the drama 'Prologue to Glory is one of the best historical plays we have ever seen." The cast for the play follows: Abe Lincoln Clarence Flick Ann Rutledge ....Dorothy Filley Sarah Lincoln Martha Ann Bengston Tom Lincoln Darrell Peters Denny Jack Donley Denton Offut ....Richard Putney Squire Green ...... Robert Black Aunt Polly Green. .Betty Newman Granny Rutledge ..Robert Veach David Rutledge ..Dale Burleigh Dr. Allen Jack Hendrix Jack Armstrong ....Robert Hyde Henry Onstot.t .Romulo Soldevilla Mrs. "Hankins Bettie Cox Carrie Hankins Mabel Jean Schmer Judge Higgins .... Robert Gelwick Dave Vance Donald Farley Stranger Bill McBride Mentor Graham Don Bowers Emory Potter Richard Nash Matty Sparrow Lucille Miller Clary George Blackstone Hoheimer Kurt Porjes Vorhess Robert Aldrich Sattler Warren Mathis Mary Cameron ....Midge Beasley Lou Cameron .... Norma Johnson Jack Kelso Max Whittaker Connover Frank O'Neil Dates of the play have been set for Dec. 10, 11 and 12. 2408 Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students Vol. 41, No. 41 Lincoln, Nebraska Sunday, November 16, 1941 Pi-tt 514-7 Win By Bob Miller. MEMORIAL STADIUM, Nov. !.". WV'r unhappy! Delayed by a defense program of the Nebraska variety for 'three quarters'and a half. Kdgar Jones, a truly great back, fi nally rot a chance to mail thru a "special delivery" touchdown V , A 1. If . J C 1 Jtl 1 1 wun id seconas oi me nnai periou Band Shows Off Colorful Formations Centering around an Armistice Day theme, the university band and Pershing Rifles, honorary mil itary fraternity for basic ROTC students in the university, com bined yesterday afternoon to pro vide entertainment between halves at the Husker-Pitt game. The band marched onto the field playing "Cincinnatus" and fol lowed this with the formation of a huge outline map of the United States into the center of which marched the color guard of the Pershing Rifles. In this formation the band, in a kneeling position, sang and played "I Am An Amer ican." Rising, the band struck up the (See BAND'S SHOW, page 2) remaining, and he led his Pitts burgh mates to a 14 to 7 victory over Nebraska's Huskers here yesterday. A crowd of 35,000, confident of a Husker victory at the half, sat stunned at the game's end, almost refusing to believe that they had seen correctly. That Jones Boy! What they saw was well dis guised in a Purple and Gold uni form with the number 15 on the back. The name was Edgar Jones. For nearly the entire game the Huskers had been outiushing and outdoing every Panther on the field. Tr e Huskers scored in the sec ond period on a 72 yard march down the field. Sindt and Bradley combined to take the ball down to the three yard line where, on sec ond down, Bradley hit off his own left side for the score. Schleich converted. Again in the third quarter, the Huskers fought down to the Pan ther three yard line where the lat- (See HUSKERS, page 3) Arndt Presides as Master Of Ceremonies at Kosniet Klub Fall Revue Thursday Laughs, good music, and an en tertaining show is the way Kos met Klub members are describing their Fall Revue which will fea ture Prof. Karl Arndt, witty pro fessor of economics, as the master of ceremonies, skits by ten houses and music by Johnny Cox's band. The revue will be presented Thursday night at 7 p. m. at the Nebraska theatre. "Tickets for the show should be purchased NOW," .said business manager Bert Smith, "for, we are very apt to have a sell-out, and then no more tickets will be avail able." Tickets may be purchased from any of the fifteen Kosmet Klub workers or their assistants, at the Kosmet Klub office in the Union, or at the boxoffice Thurs day night. The ten acts for the show go into rehearsal at the Temple Uni versity theatre tomorrow night at 7 p. m. Delta Gamma and Alpha Omicron Pi will be the first to re hearse their acts. Judging of the show will be scientific and will be done by a machine, the , Applause-O-Graph, which indicates on a circular dial the volume of claps or razzberries that go to each act. Making up In accuracy what it lacks in physical form, the instrument will record applause in a newly invented sound unit which records twenty mmm Lincoln Journal claps as one and thus simplifies mathematical compilation. The Applause-O-Graph is built (See KOSMET KLUB, page 3) CEiaunceltoir to Enievtmn enlm Council aft iiioier Group Plans Closer Unity Of Students Ag Boarding Club Wins Coll Ag Cup Again For the third consecutive year Ag College Boarding club won the Coil-Agri-Fun night revue. Their winning skit this year was "Bun dles for Britain," a comedy con cerning an imaginary meeting of the axis dictators. "Darkest Africa," 4-H club skit, and "Susie and the Seven Suck ers," Farm House skit, tied for second and third. The 4-H skit was put on by women and took place in Africa featuring women cani bals eating a white captive. The Farm House skit told the story of Susie ana her daughter and their experiences in the university. Florence Hamer, manager of the student committee of the Coll-Agri-Fun board presented the sil ver loving cup to the winning skit master. The cup must be won three vears in succession for pos session and it now belongs to the Ag College Boarding club, judges for the skits were H. C. "Doc" Hull, Joe Iverson and Miss Rutha lee Halloway. UN Grads Attend Dental Homecoming Elect F. W. Albrecht President ft ; Ab L Lincoln Journal UN Red Cross Sets $1,000 As Final Goal With the end of the drive only five days away, the Student Coun cil Red Cross committee an nounced Saturday that $1,000 was its goal in the campus campaign for membership. Mary Rosborough said Saturday (See RED CROSS, page 2) Chancellor Boucher will enter tain members of the Senior Coun cil at a dinner at the Union Wed nesday night to launch its pro gram for this year and to assure the group of his personal interest and support. Senior presidents of all organ ized groups, Mortar Boards, In nocents, and 12 members to be elected by the barbs later in the week will be invited. The Council, which was organ ized last year, comprises over 100 senior class leaders and was created to organize the senior class in a spirit of loyalty to the university, to promote the greater unity of the student body, and to contribute to the general welfare of the university. Following the dinner Wednes day, Chancellor Boucher, Alumni Secretary Ellsworth DuTeau, and Student Union Director Bill Marsh will give brief speeches. This is the second year that the Senior Council has been in exist ence. Because of its success last year in unifying the senior class it was decided to continue the or ganization this year. The annual dental homecoming, held last Friday and yesterday, drew almost 150 graduates from ten states. A series of dental clin ics was featured in the program and a banquet was held Friday evening at the Union to which the wives were, invited.. Friday morning five clinics were presented by faculty members. Dr. Ormond F. Cross presented "Man dibular Impression Technic;" Dr. Donald A. Keys, "Operative Tech nic;" Dr. Paul G. Ludwick, "Or thodontics;" Dr. Ferdinand Frless, "Removal of Impacted Third Mo lar;" and Dr. G. W. Ferguson, "Amalgam Restorations." Friday afternoon "Clinical Prac tice" was demonstrated by the dental staff and students in the Infirmary. More Talks on Saturday Saturday morning's clinics in- eluded "Practical Demonstration," Dr. Knapp; "Balancing Articula tion," Dr. T. A. Trumble; "Inlay Technic," Dr. Keys; "Radiogra phy," Dr.' William I. Rotton; "An Invisible Class III Gold Foil Res toration," Dr. L. E. Myers; "Pedo dontics," Dr. Ralph L. Ireland, and Drs. Griess and Ferguson re peated their Friday morning clinics. Dr. L. O. Arnot, president of the Young Advocates Hear Sterling Mulz Tuesday Speaking at the meeting of the Young Advocates Tuesday in SS 201 at 7:30 p. m. will be Sterling F. Mutz, official hearer for the De partment of Justice in this dis trict n regard to enforcement of the draft law. Mutz, who was formerly the president of the Lancaster Bar as sociation, will discuss the general problem of the conscientious objec tor as it concerns enforcement of the selective service act. All pre law students are urged to attend. alumni association, presided over Friday evening's banquet. Dr. Clyde Davis, Lincoln, founder of the dental college, was present at the banquet, as were Dr. G. A. Brubb, the second dean of the school, and Dr. B. L. Hooper, pres ent dean. Albrecht Alum Prexy The Alumni association elected Dr. F. W. Albrecht president, Dr. B. H. Weeth, vice president; and re-elected Dr. R. L. Ireland, secretary-treasurer of the association for the coming year. Plans to raise sufficient funds for expanding the dental library were maae the main project of the association for the following year. At least one graduate from each class beginning with the class of 1909 attended the homecoming Two brothers, Dr. Henry O. Weeth of Seattle, Wash., and Dr. Byron H. Weeth, New York City, trav eled the longest distance to attend the meetings. Both flew, Dr. B. H. Weeth and his wife flying In their own plane. At Flickers Show ... Union Presents Two Mystery Thrillers Tonight in Ballroom If you're afraid of the dark, please stay away from the Union Crete Artists Exhibit Work In UN Galleries Morrill hall houses a state ex hibit of paintings in connection with national art week, Nov. 16 to 23. Mrs. Zadie C. Booth, Doane art instructor, has a water color painting, an oil painting, a wood block and two carved pieces. Others exhibiting are B. L. Booth, Dr. F. K. Richter, former Doane instructor, and Mrs. Bryan S. Stoffer No Place for 'Frahly-cals flickers show tonight. Because from 8 p. m. until about 10, the camera in the ballroom will be re vealing two of the early century's best mystery thrillers, "Tatters" and "The Cat and the Canary." "Tatters, a Tale of the Slums," tells the story of the kidnaping of a little rich boy and it doesn't spare the terror. Recently remade by Paulette Goddard and Bob Hope, "The Cat and the Canary," shown tonight will be the original silent version. Directed by Leni, a German fa mous for his camera technique, the picture is full of eerie lighting and weird camera effects. To ease the tension of the eve ning, Beatrice Kay, songstress for "The Gay Nineties Review" radio (See FLICKERS, page 2)