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t Vol. 41, No. 122 Friday, April 3, 1942 Uni Theatre Play to Deal With Attempts of Mother To Marry Off Daughters University coeds will be particularly interested in the new University Theatre play, "Seven Sisters." It is the story of a Mrs. Gyerkovics, mother of seven beautiful daughters, and her attempts to marry each of the daughters to an eligible man. The setting for the play is Hungary and the country's tra- J!a.! iL.i il. . .1.1. -j. J Li- -A 1 -i I i. - union inai inr ukh'sl uaugiuera inusi iwtve nau ai irast a, pro posal before their younger sisters may marry, complicates the plot. The story is built around the tricks which the mother uses to get things accomplished in the proper way. Many amusing situations arise as the mother and younger daughters attempt to find eligible men to play for their unfortunate older sisters. The military cos tumes add a colorful atmosphere to the comedy. WSSF Heads Name Drive Chairmen Committee chairmen for the World Student Service Fund have been announced by Jean Christie and Hugh Wilkins, co-chairmen. Many of the committees have been functioning and the others will be gin their work immediately. Sponsors of the drive are Miss Mary Lockett, YWCA secretary, and Gerald Kendall. Faculty spon sors are Dr. Dean WorchesUr, Misa Levicy Hill and Dr. C. A. Forbes. - Committee chairmen are: Fran res Keefer, sororities; Dave Wal cott, fraternities r Flavia Tharp, women's activities; Walt Rundin, men's activities; Janet Curley, women's residence halls; Dorothy Anderson and John Soutter, ag; Agnes Bergstrom. church organ izations; Arthilr Garbers, unaffili ated men; Helen Kelley, publicity; Virginia Stuermer, secretary; Dick Johnson,' liason. Organizations which have been contacted so far in the drive have responded very well. Tassels has given 50 and WAA $25. Induction Center Contributions Due in Today Any contributions for the new Induction center at Fort Crook which have not been turned in to the Student Defense Council should be in by noon today at the very latest. Contributions should be taken to the Union and money left at the main desk. All the contribu tions will be trucked to Omaha Saturday where they will be taken out to the camp to furnish the new induction center. The following is a tentative cast for "Seven Sisters." Jo Weaver Mn. Gyerkovics Betty Cox Katinka Oarlene Hihensee Ella Martha Anne Bengston Sari lean Racine Liia Rosemary Owen Klara Maribel Hitchcock Mitzle Bernard Swartt Gldo Terry Fuller Horkoy Dale BurleiKh Sandroffy Harold Marguliei Janko Jack Donley Tony ROTC Corps Participates In Army Parade Monday "With first call at 3:50 p. in., the univer city ROTC corps will march in collaboration with the Army Air Corps and the local post of the American Legion through the business section of Lincoln on Army Day, Monday, April G, 1942. Sponsored by the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, the parade will include all three regiments of the university ROTC, who will report for first call at 3:50, be assembled by 4 :00, and be ready to move forward on signal. All cadets are asked to report in their present uniform, except Pershing Rifles who will wear white shirts. All cadet officers will wear yel low gloves. No weapons, including rifles, sa bors or automotive vehicles, will be carried or used in the parade. General assembly will be on the quadran gle between the Teachers college and Andrews Hall, under the direction of Lieutenant Colonel L. I). Zech, infantry. The corps of cadets will Nebraskan Will Not Print Paper Easter Sunday Due to the Ea3ter weekend, there will be no Daily Nebras kan Sunday. Publication will begin again with Tuesday's paper. Filings for 15 Ag Positions Due April 10 Filings must be turned in by April 10 for the following posi tions on ag campus to be filled at the spring election. Ag executive board. Two freshmen (man and . woman). Two sophomores (Man and woman). Two juniors (man and woman). Social Council. Two freshmen (man and woman). One junior (man or wom an). One sophomore (man or woman). Coll-Agrl Fun. Two sophomore women. One sophomore man. Student Council. One sophomore man. One sophomore woman. On. Qq. fampuA. . . . Ag Sheep Barn, Poultry Farm Open Easter Day form in the assembly area and will move by marching to the initial point at ICth and O streets, where the parade will begin at 4:30. The brigade colonel and his staff will form at the southeast corner of the quadrangle, direct ly behind which will be the regimental band. Junior Company Forms. Behind the band, the Junior company will be formed with the Pershing Rifle company, and following these two units will be the first battalion of infantry companies. In the north east corner of the quadrangle, the second bat talion of infantry companies will be formed, with the third battalion directly behind it. Directly north of the second infantry bat tallion, between the drive and Andrews Hall, the Field Artillery unit will be formed, with the second battalion of artillery closely sta tioned behind the first. Directly south of the junior company and the first infantry bat talion, between the drive and the new library, (See ROTC, page 4) If you are going to stay here in Lincoln over Easter, an "interest ing hour could be spent Easter afternoon watching the young lambs and baby chicks at the ag college. For the fifth year, the sheep bam and the poultry farm have been open to the public on Easter afternoon. Guides will bo there to answer the questions that arise. M. A. Alexander, assistant professor of animal husbandry, said that there would be about 175 lambs, includ ing many sets of twins on exhibi tion at the sheep barn. Five breeds will be shown. Provisions have been made for ole lady weather in case she decides to dampen the ground a bit... signs will be posted warning drivers of muddy roads near the sheep barn. The poultry exhibits will include hundreds of baby chicks, some turkey poults and rabbits. There will also be a special bundi of colored Easter chicks. Poultry production and management ex hibits will Include an incubator, an egg display, battery brooding, several types of brooder houses, and dressed poultry. The poultry exhibits will fill eleven houses and pens on the farm, it was reported. Alexander stated that everyone is invited to see the exhibits. Time for open house will be 1 p. m. to 4:30. To give you an idea of the popularity of the showings. . .last year several hundred in fact, 2,500 people jammed the grounds to the lambs and chicks. . .it's a good way to spend Easter afternoon. War Lecture Date Moved To Tuesday s Rlub Revises Cast For T42 Spring Show Having announced "Pott Shots" as the new name of the Kosmet Klub spring show yesterday, Walt Rundin, president of the Klub, revealed today a revised cast resulting in four ma jor changes. The part of Millie, the Mata Ilari-type campus oomph girl, wil be taken by University Theatre veteran, Max Whittaker; Fred Voigt will be "Scarface" Rasputin, the football coach at Wallop university who loses his wallop; Millard Cluck, a PBK and a former member of the UX track tcsim, will be one of the loony professors; and Robert Black another Uni Theater vet, will act as President Updike. Prof. L. A. Martin, director of the play, reported yester day that rehearsals were progressing satisfactorily with one of the "best and most-spirited" cast ever collected for a Kosniet Klub spring show. Have Good Songs. The prize offered for the best song written for the show- has not been given yet although I Dean Bengston. Lecturing on Latin-American Hemisphere Defense in the World War II series Tuesday will be Nels A. Bengston, dean of the junior division and professor of geog raphy. The usual Monday metin has been postponed to Tuesday at 5 p. m. in the Union ballroom, due to the military parade on that day. Wahlstrom Wins Judging Contest at Ag Freshman Cops Places la Three Breeds; 36 Compete in Annual Test Richard Wahlstrom, freshman animal husbandry students, be came the 1942 champion of the annual student dairy cattle judg ing contest when he copped places in three of the four breeds repre sented. Results were announced yesterday. Thirty-six competed in the event, which wu open to any student without experience in in tercollegiate dairy cattle judging contest. Wahlstrom scored 1,097 out of a possible 1,200 points. Henry Epp was second with 1,070 points and Duane Hunter third. Summary of results: Jadclnf all arwdat rint, Klrbara Wahlstram, t'rslfi aroB4, Hoary Kpa. klrk third, Uum Haak-r, Cirfrr Uttl IfMirth, LaVrra Carry, Tecamwtht fifth, Hubert Mrd, TecauMrh) tilth, loa Hold, Hay Nprtaf; math, Karri Habbf-rt, Krararyt alfhth, William limit, Braver City I alnta, Mlllart Kraea, Fage) teatb, KMoa Bool, Hvlniea vlUe. (See CONTEST, page 2) half a dozen unusually good songs have been turned in, Rundin said. Bert Smith, business manager of the Klub, announced that tick ets will probably go on sale early next week. Sales will be handled by workers and their staffs. Workers are Bob Miller, Bob Henderson, Jack Higgins, Tom Drummond, Paul Toren, Leonard Lewis, Dan Schmitt. Alan Jacobs, Charles Drake, Bill Schaumberg, Cliff Bloom and Wendell Snocker. Originally named "Football Crazy," this year's Kosmet Klub production is written by Bob Aid rich and contains, besides the re cast characters, a complete pony chorus. Seniors Order Within 5 Days Only five days remain In which seniors may file orders for their announcements, ac cording to Jack Stewart, sen ior class president. Orders for the announcements must be placed at the Co-op or the Ne braska book stores by Thurs day, April 7. Union Schedule Changes Sunday In order that employees may attend church and meal sched ules still be kept as usual there will be a change in the Student Union schedule Easter Sunday. The cafeteria will maintain regular hours all day Sunday, opening at 11:45 as usual. The Corn Crib will open at 3 p. m. instead of 10 a. m. and will re main open until 10:30 p. m. However, the building will open at 10 . m. as usual. The regular schedule will be followed all day Saturday. Debate Team Ends Season Tomorrow UN debaters will meet the Col lege of Pacific debate team in the final public debate of the season Friday evening at 7:30 in Temple room 201. Question for debate is: "Re solved: that the democracies should form a federation to estab lish and maintain the eight Church-Roosevelt principals." On its way to attend a national debate tournament, the College of Pacific recently won third place honors in the Pacific Coast Foren sic League which includes the University of Southern California. Stanford, University of California at Los Angeles and several other large universities. Nebraska's team will consist of Bill Riot, sophomore, who has won several honors in extempor aneous speaking this year and Bert Smith, senior, who received a superior rating in discussion at the Rocky Mountain Speech Con ference. Lasting only one hour, the de bate will begin at 7:30 promptly. The public is invited. UnionOpensBrainstormers' Quiz Series to All Students For the first time all restric tions ss to entrants in the annual Brainstormers' Quiz, sponsored by the Student Union competitive games committee, have been lifted. The series of contests, after the style of "Information Please," are opened to all students. To take place during the month of April, the quiz will cover ques tions on current events, art, geog raphy, and general knowledge. Three students will constitute a team, and teams may register at the Union checkstand until April 8, after which registration will be closed. Quizzes will be conducted round robin fashion, the final two teams to compete Sunday, ' April 26. Members of the winning team will each receive $5 in defense stamps, while the runner-ups will be given $2.50 apiece by the Union. Team members will be allowed to consult with each other before agreeing on the correct answer, tripling each team's chances. In addition to the grand prizes to the winning teams, the Union offers 2 in defense stamps for the best question submitted to the Union office.