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Vol. 41, No.&S- - Lincoln, Nebraska Friday, April 10, 1942 E71 IF amrapaDgnu ETDdi K3oinidl.ay The World Student Service Fund drive on this campus will end Mon day after a two weeks campaign. Committee chairmen will meet the first of next week to report and tabulate the amount of funds turned in and pledged. "All other drives on the campus have been for men in the forces here in this country or for casual ties of war. This is the only drive for men who have had to leave the U. S. and who after that were fortunate enough to be taken pris onersif anything had to happen to them," said Wilkins. The work of the WSSF in going Into camps where Americans are being held prisoners is the newest (See MONDAY, page 2) Uni Librarian Is President Of Axis BPW Margaret Rutledge, university librarian, was chosen president of the Axis Business and Professional Women's club at an election of of ficers and committee chairmen Tuesday night at the YWCA. She succeeds Nina Everett, who was named chairman of the inter national relations com mittee. Other officers are Helen Mc A n u 1 1 y, vice president; Effie Hanson, record i n g secretary; Eva S o r i c k, treasurer and Virginia Zim m e y, c o r r e- sponding secretary, Other business of the meeting Included honoring of the 12 past presidents of the club, and tne pre sentatton of a program of magic by A I Ash worth, n XI MarrTt Rutlrdge. Lincoln Journal. AW Swfinn IEleccllfiaDim. Mflfinngs DDnn finn. TTapolkiy Civil Service Seeks Women As Chemists Four Year College Course Including 30 Hours Chem Needed for Application Junior chemists are now being sought by the Civil Service Com mission to perform research, in vestigative, or other work in some branch of chemistry. Paying $2,000 a year, the tests require no written test. Applicants' qualifica tions will be judged from their experience, education and train ing- Since the navy yards, arsenals and other government laboratories are now employing them in chem ical work, women are especially urged to apply. Completion of a four-year course in a recognized college with 30 semester hours in chemistry is required, tho senior students who will complete the required course in chemistry with in four months of the date of fil ing may apply. No experience is required for the jobs, although preference in appointment may be given to ap plicants showing experience in chemical or related work. There are no age limits for this examl nation. Applications must be filed with the Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C, and will be ac cepted until the needs of the serv ice have been met. Application forms and further information regarding this and other oppor tunities open to chemists in gov ernment work may be obtained at jthe postornce. Groups Plan Forum Series On Nutrition In collaboration with the home economics department the Student Defense committee will present a. series of six forums on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 7 p. m. beginning April 14. Subject of the forums is nutrition which might be called the first line of defense on the campus. Held in Union parlor Z, these forums will have alumnae of the home economics department as trainers. A civilian defense cer tificate will be given to each per son who has not missed more than one lesson. Presbyterian Student Group Elects Officers With Student Council holdover elections completed, campus polilical interest is now centered around the approaching spring election for which filings are due by 5 p. m. today at John K. Selleck's office in the coliseum. When filing students should submit four pictures of them selves to be used in publicity for the election. Photographs should be application size and should be given to Marjorie pruning at the Daily Nebraskan rive Soldiers Letters Show Faith in U. S. Former Nebraska Men Write; Hope Families, Friends Are Fighting Last letters home from five former Nebraska men all reflect belief in final U. S. victory, and strengthen the hope of their fam ilies and friends that the boys are still alive and fighting. Lieutenant William E. Jacobs, who graduated in the class of 1940, wrote from the Phillipines Feb. 5 that the men expected help "any (See US, page 7) After hearing Reverend Otto Henn, of the First German Con gregational church and a former Nazi Storm Trooper, talk yester day noon, members of the Presby terian Student Fellowship elected officers for the year. Elected were Frank Olson, pres ident; Marjorie Jean Raecke, vice president; Sterling Stage, secre tary; Guy McDonald, treasurer, and Dick Johnson, Betty Lu Lar sen, Betty Jean Lang, Jessie Lou Tyler and Ray Johnson, commit tee chairman. Rev. Mr. Henn told students how he participated in the Hitler youth movement, having been leader for over -600 children of teen age in Germany. office. Filings are being accepted for Student Council, student board of publications, Ivy day orator, ag executive board, ag social coun cil, Coll-Agri. Fun and the Ne braska Independent Students' as sociation. Representatives to be chaeeft for the Student Council are as fol lows: Ag college One man and one woman. Arts and Sciences Two nrn and one woman. Business Administration Tw( men and one woman. Dental college One man. Engineers college Two men. Graduate college One man and one woman. Law college One man ,! Pharmacy College One man. (See TODAY, page 2) Co-op Council Announces Plans for Spring Formal . . . To Be Held April 17, Kosmet Klub's Pony Chorus Prances at Wild Rehearsal " " l" I 1 "IUI l . II I" I II ' I I llllllllMIIll .II.IJ I mi. I II . v v. ' X l ,x c- u N;: U w u n It V : U l jj , . - - One-two three, KICK! And the' "Pott Shots" pony chorus swing madly to the wild rhythms of the wild music in one of the wild rehearsals for the wild Kosmet Klub show to be given April 15 to 18 at the Temple Theatre. Those things In fklfta with the lovely legs are left to right, Mike Selzcr, Bob Fast, Don Steele, Max Whittaker, Ren Bukacek, Jim Shelley, Jim Stillwell and Sheldon Kaufman, the campus cuties of Bob Aid rich's play. With scenery practically com pleted and rehearsals confined to smoothing up the play, Jack Stew art,' secretary of the Klub, issued a call for freshmen planning to work for Kosmet Klub next year to usher for one to four nights of the show. Hours of credit will be given which will be added to the regular credit earned as workers, accord ing to Stewart. A meeting of all those Interested has been set for 4:30 p. m. Monday at the Kosmet Klub office. Bizad Faculty Members Talk At Convention Professors Cole, Spurr Martin, Litterer Attend Iowa Economics Meeting Four members of the university bizad faculty will speak at the ninth annual meeting of the Mid west Economics association to be held April 16, 17 and 18 in Daven port, la. Two other members of the faculty, now on leave of ab sence in Washington. D. C, for one year, will also speak at the meeting. Professor Dana F. Cole will sneak on "Influence of Inflation on Accounting and Financial Standards and Ratios" at an ac counting meeting April 17. On the same day Prof. W. A. Spurr, on leave, and now wiln the U. S Department of Commerce, will talk on "Industrial Potentialities and the Great Plains Area" at a session concerning problems of industrial location. Frday afternoon, April 17, Prof. O. R. Martin will serve as chair man of an accounting session. On the same afternoon Prof. C. E. McNeill will talk on "Ne braska's Development of Public Power" while Oscar F. Litterer of the university statistics depart ment will serve as chairman of a statistics meeting. Professor Theodore F. Marburg, now on leave, and with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, will speak on "Government Policy with Respect to Employment tabilization." Pro fessor Spurr will speak again on April 17 on "Wartime Economic Statistics Functions of the Federal Government."- Inter-Co-op Council, newly or ganized group of men's co-opera tive houses on the campus, last night took the first important step in its activities when members completed plans for a spring for mal to be held Friday, April 17. Meeting at the Ag College Boarding club, the Council de cided to hold the dance in tha Union ballroom. Hank Mattison and his orchestra will furnish tho music for the affair. The first large formal dance ever sponsored by all the co-ops, this party will probably become an annual affair. Four co-ops make up the Coun cil which was organized last fall for the purpose of promoting co operative activities and closer as sociation of existing organizations. Composed of the Cornhusker Co op; Ag College Boarding club; Pioneer Co-op and Baldwin Hall, the Council has four officers, one from each house. President of the group Is Nelai Nordland, Pioneer Co-op; vice president, Leland Wilhelm, Corn husker Co-op; secretary, Gerald Beattie, ACBC, and treasurer, Francis Haskins, Baldwin Hall. One hundred and fifty men in all live in these co-ops, and one of the purposes of the Council is to further the cooperative move ment on this campus. Emphasis will be placed on cooperative buy ing, education, and social activi ties. Bizad Students Apply For Miller, Paine Award Applications are desired for the Miller and Paine Scholar ship in Business Research, which is an award of $250 plus exemption from course fees. The scholarship is open to stu dents desiring to carry on grad uate ' work along the lines of business research. Blanks may be secured in Dean Clark's office, SS310, and application should be made by Monday, April 13th.
