fkt Daily Nebhaskan
Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students
2408
Vol. 41, No. 77
Mew Cast to Sing
Qrt Opera 'Cavalleria
E?usticana' Tonight
Second performance of the f .rat
opera on the campus in ten years
will be presented when the curtain
rises on "Cavalleria Rusticana" at
8 p. m. tonight in Temple theatre.
Under the direction of the school
of fine arts and Dr. A. E. West
brook, the opera features a com
pletely different cast in the story
of a soldier's return to find his
old sweetheart married to his
enemy and the resultant melo
drama. Wednesday night's performance
was hailed by Nebraska critics as
Students Can
Try for South
American Tour
Tryouts on This Campus
Begin Feb. 17; Winners
Attend Midwest Meet
Tryouts to represent Nebraska
in the district Inter-American Af
fairs discussion conference will be
held Tuesday and Wednesday eve
nings, Feb. 17 and 18, in the
Temple. The district elimination
will be conducted in conjunction
with the Nebraska midwest dis
cussion and debate conference
scheduled Feb. 27 and 28.
Any student, man or woman,
eligible for other intercollegiate
activity, is eligible for this con
ference. Eight speakers will be
selected at the local tryouts for
' participation in the district.
Tryouts will involve a round
table discussion on the subject of
best promoting Pan-American co
operation and friendship plus a
panel discussion and extemporan
eous speech the second night. The
award to the eight college stu
dents who finally emerge as na
tional finalists in this government
sponsored contest will be a three
month tour of South America with
all expense paid. Those students
(See Tour page 2)
World Traveler Declares
America Must Sacrifice
By Randall Pratt.
English people think nothing of
seeing in the great hotels and
clubs of Lonion, women with ti
tles who are dressed in shapeless
cotton or much darned silk hose,
declared Francis Flood, world
traveler and agricultural expert,
speaking before a general session
of the Organized Agriculture on
ag campus, yesterday. Lipstick,
Flood continued, is something
fondly remembered, and the wom
en of Britain have a question that
is always ready, "What elw is
there that I can do?"
America must learn to individu
ally sacrifice for a united fighting
front, a feat which has become
commonplace in England "today,
aid Flood.
Nine Hours from Britain.
Flood told of his experiences in
flying to England in one of the
United States huge bombers. The
fact that it only took nine hours
to reach Britain from this con
tinent only makes one realizes the
closeness of the war, said Flood.
Ha returned to the states on
Dec. 16.
In speaking of Lisbon, Flood de
clared that "It is a hot bed of
pies, refugees, government men
and stranded correspondents, with
people of all nations maintaining
a strained courtesy toward one an
other. At the airport you see Brit
Lincoln, Nebraska
"an ideal realized," and Friday
night's house has been sold out,
according to Keith Studervant,
business manager of the opera.
Cast of the principles for to
night's presentation include Eliza
beth Farquahr as Santuzza, Ann
Fickling as Lola, Cleve Genzlinger
as Alfio, Earl Jenkins as Turridu
and Carol Wherry as Lucia. A
chorus of 60, including the Univer
sity Singers, and a selected orches
tra will also appear.
Some general admission tickets
are still on sale at the Temple,
and those who have reserved seats
may call for them at the box
office.
Union Opens
All Facilities
For I F Ball
This year's Interfraternity Ball
will run riot with varied enter
tainment Feb. 13 in the Student
Union ballroom. Almost the entire
Union will be turned over for the
entertainment of the ball-attend-ers
with all the lounges and game
rooms open for their use.
Dancing to Al Donahue's nation
wide popular band and hearing his
two featured soloists, Phil Brito
and Dee Keating will provide the
music-lovers with entertainment.
The strains of his "low down
rhythm in a top hat" will begin
at 9 p. m. and continue until the
end of the ball.
A soda fountain will be set up
on the balcony for those dancers
who enjoy a "Pause that Re
freshes." Booths from the "Corn
Crib" will make the refreshment
facilities possible, and white jack
eted waiters will serve.
All the lounges and parlors will
be open thruout the ball for any
one who wishes to "sit this one
(See I-F Ball page 4)
ish and ' Cerman planes side by
side. In the hotels you are re
quested not to discuss politics. It
is a strange city and everyone is
trying to get someplace."
Dr. W. K. Pfeiler, associate pro
fessor of germanic languages,
speaking on "Education in Nazis
Germany" in the morning ses
sions, stated that "a democratic
victory will not only insure free
dom for the allied r owers but also
for the people of Germany itself.
Our victory wil relieve the heavy
yoke of pressure that is now upon
the German people."
Dr. Pfeiler stated that parents
are afraid to speak on govern
mental matters in front of their
children for fear of being reported
to the authorities by their own
children. Boys, and girls become
members of the party at the age
of ten.
Dr. H. C. Filley, professor of
rural economics, reviewed the
changes in production of crops in
Nebraska. Wages per hour in in
dustry, he said, is the balloon that
is raising the general price level
and apparently starting the spiral
of inflation.
Not only farmers but the ma
jority of other patriotic citizens
woul like to see inflation con
trolled by placing a ceiling on
wages, Dr. Filley declared.
Friday, February 6, 1942
. Did You
Catch It?
The Daily Nebraskan errone
ously advised all students to
set their alarm clocks back one
hour Sunday evening in order
to comply with the nation wide
daylight saving time begin
ning Monday morning, Feb. 9.
However, after arguing the
problem with celebrated mathe
maticians of this university
we have finally reached the con
clusion that the alarm clocks
should be set one hour . ahead
instead of back so that no clas
ses will be missed.
The Daily phone was kept
busy yesterday directing the
calls of the many campus pro
fessors and students who no
ticed the error. So set them
ahead, please, and excuse a mis
statement which might have
caused much difficulty.
Coeds Show More Interest
Than Ellen in Civilian Defense
By Student Opinion Surveys.
AUSTIN, Texas, February 5. During the two months that
the United Slates has been al war co-eds have been taking twice
as much interest in helping with volunteer civilian defense
work as have the men of the nation's colleges and universities.
A national poll of Student Opinion Surveys of America, com
pleted only last week, reveals that
Three out of every five college women say they are al
ready engaged in some kind of volunteer war work.
Less than three out of every ten men exclusive of
those who are in the services already say they are
engaged in defense duties.
Defense Group
Asks Students
For Old Books
Instead of taking that textbook
to the cut-rate bookstore or throw
ing "Berlin Diary" in the waste
basket, bring both of them to the
main lobby of the Union and help
make the Victory Book campaign
a success, Student Defense Com
mittee members declared yester
day .
Books will be collected Saturday,
Feb. 7, from the sororities, fra
ternities, and organized houses
which have been notified.
The books will be taken to the
city libraries and added to the
city collections and distributed to
the army.
For the convenience of Lincoln
students and those living in houses
which have not been contacted
arrangements have been made
for the Union to collect the books
today, tomorrow and Saturday of
this week.
lUnion
"We sell more cokes than anyone in Lincoln,
and we will be the last to run out of cokes," were
the encouraging words uttered by Mr. William
Marsh, Student Union director.
The government has limited the jobber to an
output of eight percent of his 1941 sales month by
month, and the jobber in turn has limited his cus
tumers to 80 percent of their purchases month by
month in 1941.
If the supply of syrup is drained dry, students
will still have their daily coke or three in the grill.
Bottled cokes will supplement the fountain edition.
1942 Engineers 9
Week Cancelled
Semester Revisions Cause
Loss of Old Tradition; j
Abandon Annual Trip
One of iho annual traditions of i he university. Engineers'
Week, has been discontinued for this year hecnuse of the pres
ent emergency and revision of the hcIiooI semester accord in jr to
Dean 0. J. Ferguson of the engineering department.
During the last 2! years Engineer's "Week consisted of dis
plays by all departments in Ihe engineering college, liilks by
prominent speakers, announcements of awards, competition in
athlet ics, and climaxed by a dance, Tin highlight of the week
was Engineer's Night which attracted many persons from Lin
coln and surrounding towns.
During the preparations for this week the water-filled tank
used during the year by the mechanical engineering department
was used freely and extensively for the purpose of persuading
all work dodgers. The annual tradition also started Ihe engi
neers and lawyers feud.
According to Dean Ferguson Ihe annual inspection trip re
quired after graduation from the engineering coHegc will he
waived for the same reason as the terminal ion of Engineer's
Week. However, Ihe dean said that this does not mean 1bat
other faculty sponsored inspection trips can not be held if desired.
rne largest group ot men who
were participating were taking
defense courses, although this
number, up to the last of January,
amounted to only 9 percent. It
may be that college men, most of
whom are or soon will be subjept
to the draft, have decided that
their military service is to be their
main contribution. Women, on the
other hand, have turned out by the
thousands to knit, learn first aid,
and perform many other tasks.
(See Defense page 2)
DeadlincToday
On Shit Drafts
For Coed Show
Skit drafts and names of candi
dates for Typical Nebraska Coed
must be filed with Mrs. Ada West
over in Ellen Smith hall by 5:00
p. m. today in order to be eligible
for the all-girl show.
All organized houses and resi
dence halls are invited to enter
the show, which will include five
full time skits and four curtain
acts. Feature of the show, to be
held March 17, will be the pre
sentation of a Typical Nebraska
Coed, in place of the customary
presentation of the Best Dressed
Girl.
7
UN Observes
Charter Day
February 15
On Sunday, Feb. 15. the Uni
versity of Nebraska will celebrate
its 73rd birthday. Explaining
"Why There Is No Place Like
Nebraska," alumnus and chief jus-
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wil j ..imMQtiiiL, mi.. iina.M,
I.lnioln J m ii.-it.
Chief Justice Simmons.
tice of the Nebraska Supreme
Court Robert G. Simmons will de
liver the main address in the
Union at 4 p. m.
Innovation in the Charter Day
celebration is the informal buffet
supper for graduates which will
be held in Union dining rooms
ABC and XYZ at p. m.
Sponsored by the Alumni Club
of Lincoln, the evening program
is under the direction of Mrs. Don
Stewart. Reservations must be
sent to her. Mrs. Stewart is being
assisted by Mrs. Ralph Thcisen,
Mrs. Philip Schmelkin, Mrs. Har
old Holtz, and Mrs. Lawrence
Finney.
Has Cokes!
The coke situation at Nebraska does not corre
spond to the situation at Minnesota where '"the
outlook for coke drinkers looked dark as all sup
plies of coke syrup and bottled cokes had been
drained dry late in the afternoon of February 1,
and nobody knew from where new supplies were
to come.
Coffee drinkers no doubt noticed during the
last week that sugar was not served with their
coffee. Instead, the waiter asked, "Do you use
sugar (I hope not)?" The customer was supplied
with two lumps of sugar if he so desired. If sugar
ia provided only when requested, the grill will av
much on their sugar supply.