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Vol. 41, No. 55 Lincoln, Nebraska
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Anticipating a possible student
migration from the university inti
the armed forces and national de
fense jobs, O. J. Ferguson, dean
of the engineering department,
yesterday urged all male students
to wait further developments in
the present war and continue with
their university work with the
idea of making themselves more
valuable to national defense then
if they terminated their work now.
Dean Ferguson said that many
of the students have considered
enlisting and some have thought
about entering various national
defense work. Because of this
present war many of the students
in the engineering department
have wondered about their de
ferred classification and whether
they will be once more deferred.
Dean Ferguson remarked that the
best thing a student can do is to
"stay by the ship."
Yesterday a new defense course
was announced by the engineering
department. The new engineering
defense training course will begin
the second semester, and only elec
trical engineering seniors will be
permitted to register for the
I-F Council Makes Plans
For New All-Greek Week
Despite the war, fraternity lead
ers, at the Inter-fraternity Council
meeting yesterday in the Union,
continued their plans for an All
Greek week next February Chief
feature of the week will be an in
terfraternity ball on the last night
of the week.
Pointing out that fraternities
must continue to function in any
emergency, Alpha Tau Omega,
Bob Sandberg stated that scholar
ship is still of prime importance
to the fraternity. "Don't give up
the boat now, actives," he urged.
"Your education is even of greater
importance, for every moment
counts andjhe United States. needs
educated men. Tell your pledges
that they probably will not be
called into the armed forces for
quite a while. In the meantime
they should study and make their
averages."
The inter-fraternity dance will
be restricted to members of fra
ternities. The All-Greek week will
last from Monday to Friday. On
Monday there will be chapter
meetings, Tuesday s e m i n a r s,
Wednesday pledge and . active
dinners of all fraternities in the
Union, Thursday inter-G reek
sing, and on the last night will be
the ball.
The inter-fraternity ball is an
Student t Council
Meets TVhJay
The Student Council will meet
in the Union today at 5 p. m.
to discuss the Nebraska Stu
dent Foundation.
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Nation
. Says Ferguson
O. J. f .riuoH.
...urges continued study.
course. The new course will be
concerned with radio work, and it
will be made up of altra high fre
quency techniques.
. Next February
annual affair and will terminate
the week's activities. This is the
last large party and it closes for
mal season on the campus and be
gins the informal spring parties.
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Behind the News . . .
In First War Broadcast Roosevelt Says
We Are at War with the Entire Axis
David Thompson.
In the first broadcast ever made to the
American people in time of war by the pres
ident of the United States, Mr. KooM'velt last
night irrevocably aligned this nation with all
those nations whose purpose is to bring about
the defeat of the international gangsters. He
left no doubt in the minds of the millions of
listeners thruout the world that we are at war,
not only with Japan, but with the axis as a
whole.
He made clear that the stunning Japan
ese aggression upon the United States is 'not
an isolated Nipponese plan, but rather is a
part of the grand strategy of the axis which
is designated to bring about control of the
entire world. The president's ansv.er. to this
is that "we are going to win the war and we
are goinng to win the peace that follows."
The president went on to point out that
LliiCUtll JUKI Hill
Students
Wednesday, December 10, 1941
Men Must
Report on
Draft Status
Registrar Asks Filing
On Selective Service
Student Classification
This notice will be read in all
classes today, and the registrar's
office has requested that it be
brought to the attention of all
students:
All male students who have
reached the age of 21 on or
prior to July 1, 1941, must make
a report on their selective serv
ice status.
Cards for this purpose are to
be filled out at the registrar's
office, in room 103, administra
tion building, or at Dean Burr's
office in room 202 in the ag hall.
These cards must be filled out
before Saturday noon, Dec. 13.
Bizad College
Honors Dean
Le Rossignol
College of business administra
tion last night, in the Union, gave
a dinner honoring Dean R. E. Le
Rossignol, who retired this fall.
As proof of the appreciation of
the dean's service to the univer
sity and students. Karl Arndt, as
toastmaster, presented him with
gifts from the faculty and from
the students.
One of the gifts from the fac
ulty was a hand carved, ivory
chess set. Another gift was a
book of letters of appreciation that
graduate students who had studied
under Dean Le Rossignol had writ
ten in honor of the occasion.
Alter holding final dress rehearsal last night, nieinhers of
the east of "Prologue to Glory"
ast minute production problems
opening tonight on the Temple
Portraying one year of Abraham Lincoln s lue, one ot tne
most important in his career
a hill on his father s Illinois farm
of New Salem to study law in
ing purpose of the east.
Tlin favf 1! tlp lsirn-put number of students ever used in a
Theatre production. Director Paul Bogennd Technical Direc
tor Del ford lirummer are utilizing the services of a total of 55
Late War
Bulletins
United States army and Philip
pine military officials are hunting
filth columnists whom they believe
started signal flares during the
blackout Tuesday before midnight.
Mexican troops will be allowed
to cross the border of the United
States government officials stated
yesterday. The troops will be on
their way to Southern California
which is territory belonging to
Mexico. Troop movements are
scheduled to begin Dec. 10.
President Roosevelt denied
knowledge of the beginning of
court martial proceedings against
military officials in Hawaii and
the Philippines. He also stated
that Congress knows nothing
about it.
Tuesday President Roosevelt
stated that he will ask for a seven-
day work week in an effort to
speed up production to defeat, the
Japanese.
So You're in Disguise,
Have Fun What the Heck
Ana wnose utile girl are you:
When you tell him it's none of
his business, Just remember that
you can have the time of your
.will play for party.
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the illusion of isolation cherished by the Amer
ican people thruout our history has been dis
pelled and that we have been taught a terrible
lesson. There is "no such tiling as security for
any nation or anybody in a world ruled by
gangsterism," he emphasized. We object to
the treacherous tactics employed ' by the
Japanese in their attack upon the U. S., but
we will have to' learn that "modern warfare
as conducted by the nazis is a dirty business."
The opening minutes of the president's
message were confined to a discussion of a
history of our relations with Japan since
Commander Perry's visit 88 years ago up
until the final visit of Japan's PEACK emis
saries to the state department just one hour
after the beginning 1 of the attack upon
Pearl Harbor. He mentioned every act of axis
aggression since the Japanese advance into
(See Behind the News, Page 2)
will spend today ironing out
in preparation for the play s
stage at 8 o'clock.
from the time he was stumping
to the day he Jolt the village
Springfield will he the motivat
students, representing memDers
of the cast and 27 crew members.
Dramatic Action.
Action of the drama concerns
the younger days of Lincoln and
in two acts and eight scenes takes
Young Abe from his father's farm
to a position in a New Salem
store, and it is in this country
village that he meets his first love,
Anne Rutledge, and becomes in
terested in law.
"Prologue to Glory" includes
such historical incidents in the
great president's life as his fight
with Jack Armstrong, the bully of
New Salem; Lincoln's first stump
speech while campaigning for the
Illinois legislature; and his noted
debate on the subject, "Resolved,
that bees are more valuable than
ants."
Cast Includes Veterans.
Giving promise of an excellent
performance, the brilliant cast is
studded with such Theatre veter
ans of last season as Clarence
Flick, Dorothy Filby, Bob Black
(See Prologue, Page 4)
. . . It Only Happens Once
life at the Mortar Board party
Saturday night. You'll be in dis
guise and you can wear or do as
you please, because no one will
know who you are.
And your date will never forget
the evening, either. For once in
his life things will be vice versa.
You will open doors, carry luggage
and foot the bills for him.
All women students may
vote for King of Hearts to
morrow from 8:30 a. m. to 5:30
p. m. in Ellen Smith. Identifi
cation cards mus'. be presented
at the polls.
Candidates are John Mackey,
Sigma Nu; Walt Rundin, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Richard Geesa
man, Delta Upsilon; Ren Buka
cek, Kappa Sigma; Bill Robinson,
Kappa Sigma; Bob Schlater, Al
pha Tau Omega; Donald Steele,
Alpha Gamma Rho; Robert Irvin,
Marvin Athey, Delta Upsilon; Bob
Poe, Phi Delta Theta, and Robert
Hyde, Alpha Sigma Phi.
Robert Sinkey, Kappa Sigma,
has been disqualified because of
insufficient, hours carried last
year.
Russ Morgan and his name band
will play for the "Black Masque
Ball." Tickets may be purchased
from any Tassel for $1.45.
Mortar Boards are presenting
free tickets to the man and wom
an who turn in the best line in get
ting a date for the ball. Entries
must be submitted to Shirley Rus
sell by 5 p. m. today.
No Casualties
Among Former
UN Students
No former Nebraska students
have been listed among the casu
alties of the attack on Hawaii or
the Philippine islands, according
to press dispatches up to the pres
ent time, which have been checked
by the Daily Nebraskan staff.
There are 81 former students
living in Hawaii as businessmen,
doctors and many members of the
nation's armed forces. The Daily
Nebraskan will list all casualties
of former students if they have
been killed or are missing.