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Vol. 41, No. 90 Ijneoln, Nebraska Wednesday, February 25, 1942
Foirmnieir RDomroltoor If Sriiislhi
CabDenet Talks HI ere Tdlay
Miss Bondfield Tells
Why Labor Fights7
Kegemitts
Markup
The attitudes oi' the British labor party toward the war
will be discussed by Miss Margaret (J race Kondfield, former
liritish minister of labor and member ot Parliament, at a uni
versity convocation to be held today at 2 p. m. in the Union
ballroom. The title of Miss Hondfield's lecture is "liritish
Labor and the War: Why Labor Fights."
Widely known lecturer and writer for the socialist and
labor movement, the speaker has served as labor advisor to the
international labor conference at Washington and (ieneva six
times, and was a delegate on the liritish Trade Union con
gress to Russia. An honorary de-
gree of law was conferred upon her
in 1930 by the University of Bris-tal.
In 1940 before beginning her
present lecture tour thru the
United States, she served as dep
uty chairman of the voluntary
service commission, and at the
same time was chairman of the
women's group dealing with evac
uation problems. This is Miss
Bondfield's second tour of the
U. S.
A luncheon will foe held in her
honor before her address, and di
rectly following the convocation
she will fly on to Denver for a
night engagement.
The convention will be the first
held on international affaiis since
the war convocation in the coli
seum last December.
UN Foundation
Filings Close
This Afternoon
Filings for the Nebraska Stu
dent Foundation offices of County
Chairmen, Regent District Chair
men and Financial Chairman will
close in John K. Selleck's office
this afternoon at 5 p. m. Applica
tions blanks may also be obtained
in this office.
Candidates for these offices can
be from any class, and considera
tion of the applicants will center
around the platform submitted
and a personal interview with
John Douglass, general chairman
(See FOUNDATION, page 2)
Coed Follies
Models Meet
For Tryouts
Coriihusl er Countryman
Features Dale Wolf Sto
Candidates for Typical Nebras
ka Coed, to be presented at the
annual Coed Follies March 17, will
make their first appearance for
preliminary judging Sunday,
March 1, in the Temple theater at
2:30 p. m.
AWS board members, aided by
Miss Ruthanna Russel, clothes
consultant for Miller and Paine,
will select from these candidates
the girls who will appear in the
Style Show, a feature of. the Coed
Follies this year.
Miss Russel will also conduct
several practices before March 17
so that the girls chosen will be
able to offer a truly professional
style show. The climax will come
when one of the models is pre
sented as Typical Nebraska Coed.
All candidates are asked to re
port to room 203, Temple, this
Sunday.
ESevose
Syslteum
Possible reduction in the cost of text books for UX stu
dents is anticipated as a result of a ruling from At'"cy
(leneral Walter 11. Johnson yesterday.
The ruling declared that regardless of Ihe fair tn...,.,
passed by the state legislature in 19:59, the Kegcnts' store can
sell books to students at cost.
According to the provisions of the act, the book store lias
enforced a six percent markup on all books. Uook stores in
competition have been able to lower the price of their books
but have not been able to make much money on such a system.
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Lincoln Journal
L. E. Gunderson.
...Asks opinion on fair trade
act jurisdiction.
Ha, Ha, Mr. Selzer! Everyone
Knows the Soph Dance Band
Ink on the latest issue of the
Cornhusker Countryman is barely
dry at the time of this printing.
Two of the articles are written
by Dale. Wolf, one on fire preven
tion and the other, a research
story on soil erosion.
The Block and Bridle t'ub met
last night to hash over plans for
the Junior Ak-Sar-Ben showman
ship contest and Ball planned for
March 20 and 21.
"Activities" will be the theme
of discussion in a joint meeting
of the YM and the YW when they
meet in ag hall, 7 p. m. Thursday.
Alcohol . . . corn alcohol . . .
100,000,000 gallons of the stuff
with a possibility of reaching 120,
000,000 will be produced this year,
according to a report from the
Cttpitol hill.
Representative Coffee said that
officials estimated the total re
quirements for the year could be
Army, Attention!
Union Hobby Sliop
Works for Yon
For that man In Uncle Sam's
service a leather billfold that will
just comfortably hold $21 once
a ' month, an address case that
might serve to identify him after
a black-out, a, leather tag to
match his duffle bag, a pewter
ash tray for the ends of all the
fre cigarets he is expected to
smoke, or perhaps a clay model
of his favorite horse, dog, or even
girl. Every article made by hand
(See HOBBY SHOP, page 4)
rv
met with the existing facilities,
mairtly whisky distilleries. Plans
are to utilize all of the distilleries
that can produce 190 proof alco
hol and that require a minimum
of equipment. The production of
smokeless powder will use 43,
000,000 gallons of the alcohol.
There's no secret about the
music for the Sophomore Hop to
be held tomorrow in the Union
ballroom from 4:30 to 6. Couples
will be dancing to strains from
the Union juke-box.
"Entirely novel" is president
Gene Recce's description of the
presentation of Prom tickets en
closed in balloons which will deco
rate the ballroom. Sponsored by
the Sophomore Cabinet, newly or
ganized by the student council, the
dance will inaugurate a new policy
of recognition of the Sophomore
class and setting aside some event
which will include members of
that class only.
Tickets, to be sold at the door,
In the opinion, requested by L.
E. Gunderson, corporation secre
tary and finance secretary of tjje
university, the attorney's office
ruled that the question centered
on whether or not the fair trade
act covered the state, its agencies
and government subdivisions.
Gunderson took action recently
following objections of Lincoln
book stores to the Regents' price
on a dictionary which was being
sold at a greatly reduced price.
He asked university attorney's for
advice, and they directed him te
the attorney general.
The ruling will probably cause
a general reduction in the price
of all books to point where cost
of production and a small re
serve surplus can be acquired. It
will probably mean a great sav
ing for the Union as books do
nated by various gift funds can
be secured without any kind of
markup.
The opinion, written by Assist
ant Attorney General John H.
(See BOOKSTORE, page 2)
will be ten cents per person. Let
ters have been sent to all organ
ized houses urging support of the
dance by all members.
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Gregory Moved
To West Coast
Word has been received by the
Junior Division office that Prof.
W. S. Cregory, who is at present
with the school of aviation and
medicine at Randolph Field, Tex.,
expected to be transfered to the
west coast to continue work in
preparation of tests especially
valuable for use in connection with
the selection of prospective pilots.
You Can't Sue Innocents If
Hurt Seeking Prom Tickets
Church Group
Holds Social
Friday Night
Members of the Lutheran stu
dent organization will attend a
social to be held Friday hight from
8:30 to 11:30 in Temple, room 306,
instead of room 203 as previously
announced.
Friends of the group and those
who have attended the chapel
services in the Union have been
invited for a "get acquainted''
party. Chairmen in charge of the
eevnt are Eleanor Faudel, enter
tainment, and Stanley Elsen, re
freshments. Plans have already begun for
the annual Lutheran student and
alumni dinner to follow the church
service March 15. The Rev. R. V.
Hahn of Chicago, national secre
tary for student welfare in the
Missouri synod, will speak at the
dinner and at the preceding
service.
Innocents, altho still convalescing from
their injuries, issued t lie following communi
que last night: "Women and children should
please be extremely careful when ncaring the
following establishments: University Drug,
Student Union, Magees, Simons, Harveys and
t lie Nebraska bookstore."
Reason for such measures, according to
fleneral James "Mc" Selzer, now isolated in
the fox holes of the Phi Kappa Psi house, is
the great crowds which will swamp the above
establishments this afternoon when tickets for
the Junior-Senior Prom, to be given March 6
at the coliseum, begin.
Thiel Can't Talk.
Stolid P.urton Theil, member of the ap
peasement faction of the men's honorary,
wrote (he couldn't talk because of the bruises
around the mouth that he suffered Monday
night) that Innocents society would not be re
sponsible for any one mangled or crushed by
the crowd seeking to buy tickets for the party.
Members of the football team will guard
Corn-cobs and Tassels who will also be selling
tickets. Anyone molesting a Tassel will be sub
ject to heavy fine.
Altho they have been frustrated in their
every effort at finding out what the score is in
regard to their party, members of Innocents
society proved last night that they are patri
otic. Corsages Out.
Kveu tho none of them are physically quali
fied for military service since their free-for-all,
they announced that no corsages should be
sent for the Prom. "Turn what money you
would spend for flowers over to the Red Cross
or buy defense bonds," declared the bloody
robed ones.
Another late message from Jim Selzer,
who says that he wants everybody to know
all of the facts concerning the party, stated,
"Don't tell Mata Haris Jamicson or Hitchcock
but Bill Marsh (Selzer 's hunted accomplice)
and I have made arrangements for including
all twelve beauty queen candidates in the coro
nation ceremony of the Prom Girl and BDOC.
And as for the band, well, the band has
been signed, and, well, oh yes the band..."
WAA Members
Go to Wellesly
For Convention
Jeanette Mickey, Dorothy Mar
tin, Merriam Mann, and Betty
Newman, recently chosen as dele
gates by the WAA board, will
leave April 1 to attend a national
WAA convention at Wellesley Col
lege, Massachusetts.
Held annually by the American
Federation of College Won.en, na
tional organization of all Univer
sity Women's Athletic Associa
tions, the convention this year will
emphasize particularly the vital
(See CONVENTION, page 4)
Reporters May
File Tomorrow
Any student interested in
working as a reporter for the
Nebraskan may apply for the
position in the Daily office to
day or tomorrow. Applicants
must be carrying twolvc hours
in the university and should
have some writing ability and
be able to type.
