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Kosmet Klub Holds Sneak Preview of Spring Show Vol. 41, No. 127 LaOTemice Lasts Six War Adeuds . ... "American war aims can he defined loosely in the single words of the achievement of a decent world civilization," de clared James K. Lawrence, editor of the Lincoln Star and pro fessor of journalism, at the Union, in his lecture Monday after noon in the university's war series. Six more specific war aims 1. A peaceful world which the type of government desired by the governed. 2. A world security through elimination of the doctrine of force and aggression which-will provide a genuine foundation for the gradual reduction of armament policies. 3. Re-establishment of stable and acceptable governments in those, countries now subjugated. (See WAR AIMS, page 2) o)P7 Cf A 14 v & Honors Convocation Recognizes Duty ...Of Training Scholars On Tuesday, April 21, at 10:15 a. ra. the Fourteenth An nual Honors Convocation' will be held in the university eoli MMim. Deane "NV. Malott, Chancellor of the University of Kan sas, will deliver the address. The entire student body is urged to attend this meeting which is the one occasion during the year when the school pauses to recognize its primary ing scholars. Chancellor Boucher will preside over the convocation and music will be furnished by the University of Nebraska Sym phoney Orchestra. Classes be tween 10 a. m. and noon will be dismissed. Chancellor Malott is a dis tinguished scholar, business leader and author of numerous books. Before coming to the University of Kansas he was assistant dean of Harvard Business School and associate professor of business there. He was been president of Kansas University since 1939, Listed among the books which Ccancellor Malott has written are, "Problems in Agricultural Market ing," "Problems in Public Utility Management" (with Philip Cabot), "Introduction to Corporate Fi nance" (with J. C. Baker and W. D Kennedy), "The Agricultural Industries" (with B. F.. Martin), as well as several magazine articles. Parents of students and visitors are invited to attend the convocation. April Alumnus Previews '42 Round Up Program Previewing in lead articles the 1942 Alumni Round Up and out lining the program of "terminal courses" which will be introduced into the university rurricuulum this fall, the April edition of the Alumnus magazine appeared to day. The traditional Round Up will be held Saturday and Sunday, Miy 23 and 24, an advance in dates having been necessitated by the elimination of spring ivacation from the university program, Honor classes for the event this year will be those of 1932, 1922, 1912, 1902, and 1692. nan Many Meeting. In addition to the Alumni-Fac-ully Reunion luncheon, the pro gram schedule calls for such other features aa: a concert by the uni versity band, a forum of alumni Tuesday, April 14, 1942 u War Lecture were listed by the speaker: recognizes the right of choice to function: namely, that of train ME Juniors Hold Banquet For Seniors Juniors of the college of me chanical engineering will enter tain the seniors of the college at a banquet tomorrow night at 6 o'clock in the Union. This ban quet has been an annual event for the past 20 years. About 50 per sons are expected to attend. Wm. L. De Baufrc, chairman of the de partment of engineering mechan ics, and acting chairman of the department of mechanical engi neering, will be the principal speaker. The American Society of Me chanical Engineer s' student branch and Pi Tau Sigma, hon orarv mechanical engineering fra ternity, will present awards at the banquet. New UN Courses club and zone presidents and sec retaries, and reunions of Inno cents, Mortar Boards, Palladians, and the senior-alumni dance. Approved this month by the Board of Regents, the new two year programs, or "terminal courses," will offer 13 concentrat ed courses. Agriculture and home economics will each offer a two yeai course in their fields; busi ness administration offers one; arts and sciences offers one. En gineering has four short curricula mechanical, electrical, architec tural, and civil. Teachers college continues its old two-year program in elemen tary education, while five of the new courses are offered by the junior division. Journalism, radio broadcasting, and special courses in secretarial work, engineering, (See PROGRAM, pnge 4) MB o I.!.. I lYUt , ?tA . Courtesy Sunday Journal and Star. Surveying the script of the Kosmet Klub annual spring show are Bob Aldrich, author of this year's production, "Pott Shots," and Professor Martin of the speech department, direc tor of the show. Featuring an all-male cast and the ever-popular pony chorus, the show this year is centered about the efforts of a small college to raise money for operating expenses by a grant from a football-crazy corset manufacturer. 31 ...Sigma Xi Honorary WAA Holds Horse Show This Spring Farmer's Fair or no Farmer's Fair there will be an Intersoror ity Ride. As announced yesterday by Ruth Mathers, secretary of WAA, the Ride this year will be sponsored by WAA and arranged by the university Riding club. For this year only this arrangement will be made, for the show will then return to the management of the Farmer's Fair board as usual. Made possible by the co-operation of Mr. Leo Lewellen, man ager of the newly organized Lin coln Riding School, the show will be included in a semi-private show for Lincoln exhibitors sponsored by Mr. Lewellen. To be held Sun day, April 26, at 1:30 p. m. in the Coliseum of the State Fair grounds, the show will be free of admission. New Plan Tried. A new plan of sorority and or ganized house competition will be tried this year for the first time, to distribute chances more fairly among the houses, and also to cut out the necessity of holding elimination tryouts which would take too much time from the scant two weeks left for practice before the show. Each house has been asked to choose their two best riders to represent them, and also two al ternate who will be used if there are enough horses to mount them. Classes open to university wom en include a Ladle's Seat and (See SPRING, page 4) Dr. Leverton Gives Lecture On Nutrition Dr. Ruth Leverton, chairman of the State Nutrition Committee and associate professor of home economics, will give the first nu trition lecture today, at 7 p. m. in parlor Z in the Union. The subject of her lecture will be "Balanced vs. Unbalanced Meals." Dr. Leverton has done exten sive research in the field of hu man nutrition and has been speak ing to numerous groups on nutri tion problems. She is especially interested in the food habits of college students. There will be six lectures In the scries sponsored jointly by the Student Defense Council and the .Home Economics department. nn EvUaErEfs Speaks M Mnt DDimieir From among 58 top-ranking university students elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi, honorary scho lastic societies, Arlene Marjorie Mann of Lincoln was announced Monday evening as having attained the highest average of 93.35 for seven semesters. She was elected to both societies. At the annual joint banauet meetincr at the Student TTnmn names of 35 students elected Entries in Ivy Poem Contest Due Tonight Deadline for entries in the Ivy Day poem contest is tonight at 5 o'clock. All entries must be turned in to Mrs. Westover in El len Smith hall by that time. Any undergraduate woman may submit a poem and the only spec ification is that it shall concern the traditions connected with Ivy Day. Three manuscripts of each poem must be submitted and none of the manuscripts may have the name of the poet on them. The author's name should be placed in a scaled envelope and turned in with the manuuscript. Judges are Drs. Louise Pound, Frantz and Wimberly of the Eng lish department. University Offers Four Scholarships . . . For High Grades Four general university scholarships for 1942-43 have been announced by the dean of student affair's office, including the Candidates' Photos Due Today at 6 All candidates In the spring election! should turn in four application size photographs to Marjorie Bruning In the Daily Nebraskan office by 6 p. m. today, In order to afford equal publicity for all contestants. After dress rehearsals last night and Sunday, a sneak preview of the spring1 Kosmet Klub show, "Pott Shots" will be given tonight at the Temple theatre for the press, faculty members and other selected guests. The show will go into its regu lar performance tomorrow night and will run until Saturday night. All performances are to start at 8 p. m. In dresses for the first time since publicity pictures were taken, fellows like Bill McBride, Norris Swan, Max Whittaker, and the hilarious pony chorus recalled the traditional Kosmet Klub shows of years past to old-timers pres ent. Chorus Learns to Sit. Fellows like Bob Fast and Ren Bukacek, members of the swing ing, swaying kicking pony chorus had difficulties learning how to sit; they took up a lot of the time of technical director, Mary Ade laide Hanson, who also wrote some songs for the show. Winning the most praise at dress rehearsal besides antics of the "women" were the songs, sev (See SHOW, page 3) Elects 29 to Phi Beta Kappa and of 29 elected as associate members of Sigma Xi were read by Prof. M. Hicks and Prof. F. W. Norris, respective secretaries of the two societies. Of the 35 PBK members, 15 were announced last December. Six Students were elected to both honoraries. Main sources of power available for immediate and practical use in the world today were appraised in a talk by Lionel S. Marks, professor of mechanical engineer ing, emeritus, Harvaid University, at a public convocation following the dinner. The sun's energy is the only im portant source of power, Profes sor Marks said. It is the cause of winds, of rain, and of plant growth. Solar energy of earlier ages is stored in coal, petroleum and na tural gas. Solar energy of recent times is stored in vegetables and animal matter and in water above sea level. Recent developments in power generation, described by the speak- (See MEMBERS, page 2) George Borrowman scholarship, the Edward Lang True Memo rial award, Jefferson H. Broady scholarship, and the Walter J. Nickel freshman prize. Sophomore standing is prere quisite to candidacy for most scholarships, however, preference will normally be given in order of classes, beginning with sen iors. Applicants for awards should have earned at least 24 hours of credit during the last two semea (See AWARDS, page 2)