The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, February 27, 1942, Page 4, Image 4

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    DAILY NEBRASKAN
Friday, February 27, 1942
4
With pneumonia bugs chasing
through our lungs we settle down
to the confines of our room to
wheeze out a few lines on the lines
of those whom we have a line on.
Listen my children and you shall
hear- .
By his own admission, SAE
Robin Fast has dropped all ele
ments of his social life to concen
trate on being a PBK with said
elements including blonde bomber
Carlene Hohensee of the Alpha
Chi hut so Richard Holm picks
up with the babe where he left off
so long ago by dragging her to
the Sigma Nu pick up buffet come
the Sabbath. . . . Another deal
which was supposed to be em
balmed but is once again showing
life is that of Theta Barbara Er
nisti and Plioo Delt Benny Kouout
which leaves basketball man
Johnny Thompson seeking new
companions. . . . Phi Psi Jas.
Weesner links with Mary Stinson
for that house's formal this eve.
The lassie is one of the neatest
"bundles for Nebraska" to visit
the campus in quite a spell and
lias another just like her at home
in Norfolk, yes, a twin so 'elp us.
. . . The Dorm's Lora Mundil cokes
now and again with footballer Joe
Byler
Just Like Puddin'.
A deal thick like chocolate pud
ding is that combine which has
Theta Marian Hare ond Hugh
Sawyer together. . . . Betty Hoch
rieder takes over the prexy post
at the Alpha Xi Delt citadel fol
lowing in the footsteps of Mrs.
Donald Bower nee Priscilla Camp
Bey. . . . DU Thomas Drummond,
who is trying desperately to cut
in on the Lincoln high field, suf
fered his most serious defeat last
week end when a blind date from
there called off their blind date.
In his own words, "They don't
give a man a fighting chance."
. . . Alpha Phi Polly Petty sipping
a coke at two minutes after three
in the Grill with Sig Ep Bob Hen
derson who has been cut off by
Alpha Xi Delt Peg Jones. . . .
BDOC candidates such aa Ray
Grimes, of ZBT sartorial splendor,
around and about dressed candidly
perfect which indicates their mir
rors put up with them for long
aesitions every morn. ...
From Land of Sun.
Don Kaye Bnd his band boys,
light out of the. Runny climes of
California will entice people like
Kappa Sig Will Robinson and Pi
Phi "Vivacious" Cochran to the
Turnpike this week end . . . Turn
to page two of tins issue of this
paper for dope on the Jr.-Sr. prom
band. . . . ATO's having no dates
thin Friday, Satiday, and Sabbath
in the interent of national defense.
... SAE Daniel Schmidt scribbles
out the gore for the Awgwan.
Bear that in mind when you read
that particular feature in the cur
rent issue for emlwdied there is
a heart thtobber on how a cer
tain Daniel Schmidt woos and
wins a popular Pee Fee in the
face of triple competition (names
Included I. We've been hard up for
news here but never to that ex
tent. So with bowel heads, and
a short epitaph we beach Mr.
Schmidt along with the rest of
the journalistic derelicts. Daniel is
once again in the Unu'.i ln. And
we, Mice again are done.
Hula hip and south sea eyes
are only two of the assets Gene
Ticiney u.ses to ct her man in
thu (iise, Tyrone Power in SON
OK FUKY at the STUART NOW.
Adv.
Table Tennis
Teams Meet
KU Tomorrow
Carl Erickson, Harry Ankeny,
Jane Johnson, Merriam Mann and
Marjorie Schrader will repre;. .-nt
Nebraska in the first of the semi
annual table tennis meets with the
University of Kanaas which will be
played off tomorrow afternoon be
ginning at 2 p. m. in parlors X, Y
and Z of the union. A return
match will be scheduled after the
spring elimination tournament to
be held in the Union.
Survey Finds ...
Opinion Divides Over Contest
To Determine tIV's BDWOC
. . . Compared lo BMOC
By Marsa Lee Civin.
With the BDOC contest on the
campus reachmg great heights,
with students everywhere specu
lating on the lucky winner, your
reporter wondered if the women
on the campus also wanted a sim
ilar contest. The general consen
sus was pretty evenly divided.
Gvven Peterson: "I think the
girls are also entitled to a real
big contest. Since they are having
a BDOC so should we."
Dorothy Filley, Alpha Chi: "I
don't believe the best dressed girl
is always an accurate picture. To
me this Typical Nebraska Coed
contest fills the bill. It would be
nice if one of the stores would
outfit the winner."
Kay Detweiller. Delta Gamma:
"A BDOC contest for gills would
be much more appropriate because
girls have so many more clothes
than do fellows.''
Other Qualities.
Marge Christensen, Theta: "It
seems as if the men are overdoing
it. I think the idea of a Nebraska
Debate
Continued from Page 1.
to follow the tri-state meet. Six
of the participants in the regional
meet will tour South America next
summer as emissaries of good
will. South American colleges are
holding similar intercollegiate
meetings to send students on a
tour of the United States at the
same time.
Six rounds of formal debate on
the question "Resolved: that the
democracies should form a federa
tion to establish and maintain the
eight Churchill-Roosevelt prin
ciples" will be held, while two pur
suasive speaking and radio news
casting groups will discuss "Na
tional Defense."
Radio station KFAB will record
the finals of the discussion on "Inter-American
Affairs" and broad
cast 30 minutes of the talks on
Saturday at 4 p. m.
University debate entrants on
the program which will continue
thru Saturday afternoon are: Art
Rivin, Bill Rist, Hugh Wilkins.
Bert Smith, Frank Matton, and
Yale Gotsdeiner, for both debate
and discussion; Betty Newman,
and Dorothy Jean Bryan, discus
sion only; and Joyce Burke, Louise
Woerner, Jo Ann Emerson, Rob
ert Passer, Ed Dosik, Lawrence
Kusik and Robert Kniccly, debate
only.
While Laase is serving as dis
trict manager of the forum, a stu
dent committee under the chair
manship of Clarence Flick and
composed of Martha Ann Bengt
hoii, Joyce Burke, Mary Huffman,
Rh Hyde, Ronald Metz, Cathryn
Carson and John Dale forms the
student speech council aiding in
the context.
None? of the speakers will lo
ranked mid no decisions will be
given. Insteiid "quality ratings" on
work done will lie given and the
awards will be given on the basis
of the ratings.
Program.
Friday, Feb. 27.
10-11:30 a. m. Registration,
2nd floor Temple Bldg.
11:30 a. m. General assem
bly of coaches and students.
1:00 p. m. Round-table dis
cussions on "Inter-American
Affairs."
3:00 p. m. Round one of de
bate. 4:15 p. m. Round two of de
bate. 6:30 p. m. Drawing for top
ics in final Extempore Discus
sion on "Inter-American Af
fairs." 7:00 p. m. Radio Newscast-
ing.
8:00 p. m. Finals of Extern-pore-Discussion
on "Inter
American Affairs."
Saturday, Feb. 28.
8:00 a. m. Round three of
debate.
9:15 a. m. Round four of de
bate. 10:30 a. m. Persuasive
speaking on "National De
fense." 12:00 noon Luncheon at Stu
dent Union.
1:15 p. m. Round five of de
bate. 2:30 p. m. Round six of de
bate. 3:45 p. m. General assem
bly; announcement of awards.
Robert Fulton, a sophomore at
Boston university, is working his
way by teaching modern dancing
, during his spare time.
Coed is not too overdone, and I
like the idea of a girl being
chosen on qualities other than
clothes."
Pat Shaw, Delta Gamma: "Girls
should have just as big a contest.
The boys wear the same clothes
all the time anyway.
Patricia Williams: "I don't think
we should go to more bother and
spend lots more for clothes.
Sayre Webster, Pi Phi: "I be
lieve the present contest takes
care of the situation amply.
Behind Coliseum . . .
Power Plant, State's Largest,
Heats University Buildings
Heat for 18,000.000 cubic feet
of space is generated by the pow
er plant in back of the coliseum
which serves the uluyersity build
ings on city and ag campuses and
the capitol.
The plant is the largest unit ot
its kind in the state, and, accord
ing to chief engineer JH. Schmal,
maintains a tunnel which is the
longest of its size and kind in the
world. It is seven feet wide and
eight feet high and reaches every
it's
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need c
TOPCOAT
M ASTKKLY cut soft
wool tailored into a
ilrcaiu of a topcoat.
Wear it over your hint,
over your prinU-over
anything and it look-
Hiiperli! You'll find a
complete collection of
coals at Miller
beautiful pattela, back
log beige, clear red,
navy and black. Size
12 to 20.
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and
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Former students of the university here who recently
graduated from the air corps basic flying school at Moffett
Field. Calif., are: left to right hack row, CA. lirooks, N. R.
McMartin, A. K. Carlson, I). K. Whitmer, M. 0. Kroeger.
Front row left to right: M. A. Leonard, J. O. Scott, U. W.
Seidell, li. K. flarrison, (i. C. .Johnson.
And Stule House
building served by the plant.
To keep students and state
house workers warm, between 26
and 86 tons of coal are burned
every 24 hours. "On cold days it
takes even more," Schmal said,
"and on Jan. 7 we used 193,000
pounds to make 1,599,000 pounds
of steam pressure."
The plant, built in 1929-30,
maintains a staff of 22 men un
der chief engineer Schmal and as
sistant engineer Alexander Bauer.
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Frat Pledges
Present Choice
Voting closed yesterday at 5
p. m. for Pledge Sweetheart who
will be presented at the Interfra
ternity Pledge ball Saturday night
in the Union ballroom. Over 50
percent of the fraternity pledges
voted.
This will be the first year to
have a Pledge Sweetheart and five
contestants were chosen by a com
mittee to run for the honor. They
are: Estella Lennemann, Chi
Omega; Hazel Abel, Kappa Kappa
Gamma; Shirley McNeel, Pi Beta
Phi, and Charlotte Graber, Sigma
Delta Tau.
X .Mi.