Vol. 41, No.&S- -
Lincoln, Nebraska
Friday, April 10, 1942
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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,
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Lincoln Journal.
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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
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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.
