Vol. 41, No. 83 Lincoln, Nebraska Sunday, February 15, 1942 D tTDTD UDTO YW DnvKes ADD Students To Observe Prayer ay This morning in observance of the day oC prayer set aside by the World's Student Christian Federation members of the YWCA will meet for a worship serviee in Kllen Smith at 9:30 a. in. All other students are invited to join with the YW in this meeting. Student Christians all over the world will observe this day with similar services. A program has been planned which will bring a few moments of peace and quiet into the busy lives of students, Helen Kelley, YV president announced. "In times like these we are all called upon to keep our feet on the ground, to maintain a bal ance in our lives. In order to do so we must set aside some time for our spiritual lives to catch up with the mental and physical. We in vite you to share with us this hour of prayer," said Miss Kelley in ex tending the invitation to all uni versity students. This day has been set aside be cause a feeling of unity with stu dent Christians in other nations must be preserved in order to make a sound basis for the world building which will follow the war. Religious Body Fetes Foreign Guests Feb, 19 All foreign students at the uni versity will be guests of the re ligious welfare council Thursday, Feb. 19 at the Interfaith banquet. All students are invited to attend the banquet which will be held in the Union parlors A and B at 6 p. m. Tickets which are 50 cents may be purchased from Shirley Ep stein, Ralph Schroeder, Virginia Gartrell, Carlos Atkinson or Mil (See BANQUET, page 2) On. Gxf. QampuA. ... No Cats, No Excitement; Dance Proves Success The publicity stunt of bringing black cats either dead or alive for admission to th "Voo Doo" dance Friday night, that got slightly out of control of the hands of the Omicron Nu girls, was apparently successful as far as attendance is concerned. To Gladys Bowman went the honor and prize for bringing the largest wish-bone. Ag students looked for the man by the name of Loomis of the Frosh Reading Study Sections Again Available Reading and study laboratories are again available for any inter ested freshmen. These laboratories are conducted for the purpose of aiding the freshmen students in reading and study habits. This semester's laboratories will be held at the following times, in 104 law, Monday 8 to 10, Tuesday 1 to 3; and Wednesday 4 to 6; and in 311 plant industry building on ag campus on Tuesday 9 to 11, and Wednesday 9 to 11. S ETQ Annual Penny Carnival Stars Fun, Frivolity Women's Organizations Compete in Cup Contest For Winning Booth Prize Fortunes, chances and dancing will be among the features of the annual Penny Carnival, presented by Coed Counselors, Saturday in Grant Memorial hall from 2:30 to 5 p. m. Booths will be sponsored by all women's organized houses on the campus. The booth winning the most votes from those attending will be presented with a cup. Last year Alpha Chi Omega won the cup for the fourth consecutive year. Tickets being sold by Coed Counselors are 13 cents. Last year the profits went to furnish a room in Love Memorial hall, but the Counselors have not yet decided how this year's proceeds will be spent. SPCA who threatened to arrest anyone that brought a cat which (See AG CAMPUS, page 4) College Editor Coordinates War Programs James Ward, former editor of the "Daily Northwestern" of Northwestern university, has been appointed co-ordinator of college activities of the division of youth activities of the Office of Civilian Defense. In order to insure understanding of current college situations aris ing from the war program, Ward was selected the co-ordinator of the college activities because of his recent collegian experience. Emphasizing the college stu dents leadership-responsibility in Civilian Defense, Ward and John Langdon, youth representative, ad dressed a meeting of student and faculty representatives of 13 Chi cago area colleges Jan. 16. 81 British Labor Leader Talks Here Feb. 25 The Right Honorable Margaret Grace Bondfield, former British minister of labor, will address a university convocation on Feb. 25, Lincoln Journal Margaret Bondfield ....former British minister of labor, to talk at convocation. during a brief stop enroute from Minneapolis to Denver. The British trade unionist and labor leader, will lecture on "Brit ish Labor and the War: Why La- (See BONDFIELD, page 4) r r- J Mi mr Mood, Mystery, Humor Murder Make Uni Theatre Play Outstanding Combining mood, mystery, and humor in a psychological mystery drama, the University Theatre will present "Ladies in Retire ment" on the Temple stage Feb. 18 to 20 as their first production of the current season. Plot of the play, which enjoyed popular success on Broadway and an extended road tour and was recently made into a motion pic ture, centers around a quiet spot of homicide on the lonely Thames Marshes in England. Small Cast Chosen. An excellent example of a mod ern and interesting type of drama, as evidenced by its immediate stage success, "Ladies in Retire ment" emphasizes psychological treatment to bring out the ele ments of mood, mystery, and hu mor which appear throughout the play. The cast, selected by direc tor Paul Bogcn, is unusually small for a Theatre production. The story centers around Leo nora Fiske, the lady in retirement, portrayed by Phyllis Welch, arts senior, while a newcomer to the o) O) (Broadcasts Charter Bay Speech (Vlchratingr the 73rd anniversary of the University ot Ne braska, students, faculty and alumni will gather in the Union ballroom today to honor the school of their choice. Chief Justice Kobert G. Simmons will sound the keynote of the spirit of the occasion which he explains "Why There Is No Place Like Nebraska." This year's observance will be one of the largest ever held in the university's history. The program will, begin at 3:45 p. m. when the university orchestra will play under the di rection of Prof. Emmanuel Wishnow. Sing 'America.' At 4 p. m. a broadcast of the convocation will begin over N. H. Cromwell Reveals Rubber Study Findings Dr. N. H. Cromwell, doctor of philosophy in chemistry, spoke before Iota Sigma Pi, national honorary chemistry sorority, Fri day on the importance of rubber and the war. Cromwell has been investigating this subject since the incident of Pearl Harbor. He said that 80 to 90 percent of the world's crude rubber is lost to us now until chemists can produce rubber for our needs from new sources. Various possible sources of this war-time need are the hevea tree, one year's droppings of which will make one rubber tire; the Gayule tiee; synthetic rubber; and re claimed rubber. "Rubber has come home and it may stay home," he said. He was referring to the fact that rubber, which was once a product of the Western Hemisphere, was taken over largely by oriental nations (See RUBBER, page 2) Temple stage, Marie Anderson, a senior in teachers, will carry the role of Ellen Creed, the villainess of the production and Leonora's housekeeper-companion. Ellen Creed's timid sister, Lou Sigma Nu Housemother . . . 'Moms' Fee Has No Word From Son Held in Far East "Moms" Fee, Sigma Nu house mother, has reason to be most vi tally interested in the Far Eastern developments at the present time. Her son, Elton Fee, former Ne braska student, and his wife, Dor othy Graham Fee, also a former student here, were aboard the S. S. Corregidor when it struck a mine and sank in the viciulty of Manila. Approximately 500 were reported lost from the ship, but Mrs. Fee received word from the New York Standard Oil office irsnthy DirfiMffly iKFOR. The audience, accompa- nied by the orchestra will sing "America," followed by an invo- Judge Simmons ' ....to explain "Why there is n place like Nebraska." cation by Rev. McMillin, minister of the student Episcopalian church. Chancellor Boucher will intro duce the speaker of the afternoon who is an alumnus and is now serving as chief justice of the Ne braska supreme court. The convocation and broadcast (See CHARTER DAY, page 3) isa, will be played by Joyce Burke, arts senior. Miss Burke carried roles in last year's productions of "Boy Meets Girl" and "Key Largo." Josephine Weaver, an (See UNI THEATRE, page 2) that son and daughter-in-law had been rescued. Since no word has been received except the radiogram "Merry Christmas, Moms," it is assumed that they are war prisoners. Meanwhile, they have been sepa rated from their 15 months' old daughter, Marsha, whom they left at their home in Sibu when they left for an oil meeting in Manila. This was the last week In No vember. While Moms has gotten (See MOMS, paje 4) i 1 3H' " ,9 4