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Vol 41, No. 128
.Wednesday April 15, 1942
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. . . For Election Candidates
Explaining the Student Council
and its operation, a forum will be
conducted by Burton Theil, presi
dent of the Council, for all candi
dates for membership whose
names will appear on the spring
elections ballot.
The meeting will be held In
room 315 of the Union at 4 p. m.
today, and discussion will be led
by Theil and Ruth Iveison, secre
tary, who will explain the organ
ization of the Council and how it
works. Theil's subject will be
"Principles and Objects of Student
Government.'''
Demonstrating the workings
and purpose of the committee, re
ports from the bookstore cap and
gown committee, headed by Mar
garet Fowler, and elections com
mittee, headed by Dick Harns
berger, will be presented before
the forum.
Following the talks and discus
sion, the candidates will attend the
regular meeting of the Council at
5 p. m.
Union's Quiz
Series Begins
This Saturday
Preliminary rounds of the Brain
stormer's Quiz, sponsored by the
Student Union, will be held Satur
day at 1 p. m.
Each of the 38 entering teams
will compete at this time in six
groups of either six or seven
teams. The groups will meet in the
faculty lounge, music room, Com
muters Club room, and in rooms
313, 315, 316 of the Union build
ing. Participants will be notified
of their meeting place.
Each team will be asked six
questions, one on arts, one thought
question, and one on either the far
eastern situation or European de
velopments. The remaining ques
tions may cover any of the above
or general knowledge of any kind.
Miss Pat Lahr, Union social di
rector, also advises that teams be
up on their geography.
Pony Chorus Reveals
Figures, Steals Show
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"I'm just a girl on my own. . . " sings
vivacious Gertrude, glamour girl of the Kos
met Klub showwho is Bill McBridc normally.
Listening interestingly to the song if her or
his or its lover, Darrel Peters, a fellow who
is taking the part of a fellow, Mho loves
Gertrude.
By Alan Jacobs.
After an hilarious special performance last
night, a funny, hysterical, crazy, pony-ehor-used
Kosmet Klub show will begin its regular
run tonight at 8 p. m. at the Temple.
In time of war it feels good to forget about
fighting and MaeArlhur and what's going on
in the world, and about 50 faculty members,
newspapermen and especially invited guests
attending a "sneak preview" last night for
got about everything but how good it feels
to laugh.
And laugh 1hey did. They laughed at Jim
Shelley, member of Ihe best pony chorus that
ever hoisted a lovely but hairy leg off the
Temple stage. Some wit in the back row mut
tered that he looked like the flying red horse
in gasoline advert ismenls.
And then there was beauty queen Jim Still
well, whose trim body and lovely face were
featured attractions. He was in the pony
chorus, and so was gorilla man or is it woman
Sheldon Kaufman, petite Roger Canncl, buv
om but graeefxil Ren Bukacek. what-a-body
Don Steele, and "why-doesn't-he-keep-his-knees
together" Bob Fast.
It's Worth It.
The play was satisfactory; so were the dia
log, action, romance, acting, etc. But the hit
of the show was Ihe pony chorus, which was
worth the price of admission in itself.
Their best dance was the one to the "Baga
telle Fight Song," which had plenty of spirit
and rhythm. "Belle of Bagatelle" number,
featuring oomph gal, Max Whittaker, also
went over big.
Then, there was the rest of the east. They
(See, PONY CHORUS, page 2.) -
Bengtson Says UN Is
Ready for War Program
"The University of Nebraska is ready to
co-operate in the nation's war program!"
These were the words of Dean Xels A.
Bengtson upon receiving a telegram from Sec
retary of the Navy Frank Knox, pointing out
that "America is counting upon the nation's
college freshmen and sophomore classes to
provide future officers for the United States
navy."
The university has been "ready" since the
day several weeks ago M'hen a special com
mittee appointed by Chancellor Boucher and
made up of Deans 0. J. Ferguson, C. H. Old-
father and Bengtson completed the formula
tion of plans for curricula and special work
in physical education to aid in the war pro
gram. The plan, known as the "V-l plan" is one
by which freshmen and sophomores between
the ages of 17 and 20 may enlist immediately
as apprentice seamen but at the same time
can stay in college and continue their regular
courses' at least until the end of their second
year.
Nebraska's new program, as outlined by
the committee, will go into effect with the be
ginning of the summer session. "We will be
(See, WAR PROGRAM, page 2.)
N Club Names Royalty:
UN 'Queen of Queens 9
... At Fun Dance
Ag Extension Service Puts
Emphasis on 4-H Clubs
When the President of the
United State eays, "4-H clubs
are indispensable in wartime and
mighty important in peacetime,"
it shows the position that 4-H
clubs hold in the war effort.
A large part of the time and
work of the ag extension service
has been shifted to devote more
attention to the 4-H club of
Nebraska. Only a few days ago
President Roosevelt gave 4-H clubs
throughout the nation the "green
light" to national 4-H mobiliza
tion. Governor Griswold inaugur
ated the mobilization in Nebraska
with a radio address to thousands
of farm and town boys and girls
throughout the state.
Emphasis this year is on food
production clubs and 4-H la one
of the three key pointa in the
war-time program of the Exten
sion Service. About 23,000 boys
and girls were enrolled last year
and several thousand, jaore are ex
pected to be in clubs before many
more weeks. Garden, poultry,
dairy, beef, sheep, and swine clubs
are getting special emphasis in
the food production drive. Re
sults are already coming in to
indicate success.
Seven home ec majors have al
ready accepted jobs as internes
after they graduate this spring
according to an announcement by
Miss Margaret Fedde, chairman of
the department. Each student and
to which institution to which she
was appointed are as follows:
Maxlne Copsey, Mills college, Cali
fornia; Alice Folda, Lincoln Gen
eral hospital; Louis Frolich, Henry
Ford hospital, Detroit; Alice
HnFemever. Barnes hospital, St.
Louis, Missouri; Lucille Jack,
Starling-Loving University hos
pital, Columbus, Ohio,; Rosemarie
vnta University of Minnesota
hospital, Minneapolis; Dorothy
White. Micniga.. owue jiuoyiw.,
Ana Arbor, Michigan,
Engineers Add
Night Classes
For Defense
Men, Women May Apply
For Free, Non-Credit
Limited Training Courses
Two new evening defense train
ing courses in drafting, shop
mathematics and in aircraft as
sembly inspection will begin at the
collesre of engineering May 25, ac
cording to announcement made by
Prof. W. L. DeBaufre, director of
university defense training.
Women as well as men are in
vited to apply for the 15 week
courses which will train them to
be subinspectors for aircraft as
sembly.
Applicants for the courses must
be high school graduates with two
years of mathematics, 18 years old
and in sound physical condition.
The transcript of necessary high
school records may be obtained
irom uie aireuiui w. ucicnoc
ing for Uiia university.
There'll be a "Queen of Queens,"
a woman to top all Nebraska's
feminine royalty, when the N Club
votes upon one of the many mem
bers of this year's court to de
cide which will be supreme ruler.
Selected by "fair election, with
discussion there'll be no politics
here," according to Bill Smutz,
chairman of the dance committee,
the coed will be presented to her
subjects May 16, the date of the
annual N Club dance to be held
in the coliseum.
This noon at lunch, the N Club
members will elect a group of
six from which to select the final
choice.
From the twelve contestants for
Cornhusker beauty queens, the
Typical Nebraska Coed, Pep
Queen, Nebraska Sweetheart,
Prom Girl, Pledge Sweetheart, In
terfraternity Sweetheart and God
dess of Agriculture the "Queen of
Queens ' will be chosen to reign
over the "fun party" in May.
Debate Team
Member Wins
Panel Award
Bill Rist, a winner from the
Nebraska district in the panel dis
cussion on inter-American affairs
held here several weeks ago, was
one of the six students to be
seeded among 16 contestants, win
ners in their states, at the regional
test in Kansas City Monday and
Tuesday.
Eliminations were held Monday
and finals last night. Represent
ing seven states Texas, Okla
homa, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri,
Arkansas and Louisiana, the 16
contestants were competing for
the honor of being one of the eight
United States students to make a
tour of South America this sum
mer. These eight winners will also
engage in a discussion at Wash
ington, D. C, which will be broad
cast over a nationwide hookup,
Union Party
Plans Must
Be in Today
All ideas for concessions at the
gala celebration of the Student
Union's fourth birthday party, on
May 1, must be turned in to the
Union office today, it was an
nounced yesterday by the Union
Activities committee in charge of
the Friday carnival night.
All organizations planning ta
enter are asked to include in the
draft of their idea, not only the
general plan, but also the admis
sion fee, how many people are
needed to run the concession, and
to what charity the proceeds will
go. Any type of concession is ail
right an exhibit, a game, or
something nonsensical.
All profits from concessions are
to be turned over to worthwhile
charities or funds, among those
suggested by the committee being
USO, Red Cross, Nebraska Student
Foundation, Mortar Board Loan
Fund, WSSF, and the Fort Crook
Recreation Center.
Brigade Forms
Two Parades -On
April 21, 28
Two military parades on April
21 and 28 have been scheduled
according to an announcement of
the military department
The entire brigade will form
both times at their usual stations
at 5 p. m. on the afternoons of
the parades. Both parade will
follow the route of march used in
last fall's parade on the campus.