Vol. 41, No. 137
Lincoln, Nebraska.
Tuesday, April 28, 1942
bu Sale Today
Bargain hunters! Shop early
and avoid the rush! Student Union
birthday party combination tick
eta good for two nights' dancing
from 9 to 12 p. m. to the but
danceable Harlem downbeats of
Lloyd Hunter plus a carnival plus
the presentation of the 1942 beau
ty queens are now on sale as of
this morning.
Circulating around" and about
the campus go members of the
Unior. Activities committees eged
on to the sale of fifteen tickets by
the allure of winning one free cov
eted combination ticket. C. T.'s
also are available at the Union
office.
Priced at the lowly cost of $1.10
per couple, C. T.'s offe:- an enorm
ous saving over the 75c couple ad
mission fee for a single night. Stag
tickets are also offered for the
price of 40c per night
Concessions on Friday.
Sixteen campus organizations
to be anounced tomorrow have
planned concessions for the Friday
night carnival, the profits of which
will benefit either the USO, Fort
Crook recreation center, WSSF,
Red Cross, or the Student Founda
tion, according to the request of
each organization. Concessions in
clude dart games, duck shooting,
roulette,
ment.
and general entertain-
Main attraction of Saturday
night's fun and such will be the
opportunity of seeing THE glam
our of the campus assembled for
the first time in 1942, namely the
1942 Cornhusker beauty queens,
who will be presented in a veil
of secrecy before the presenta
tion, that is.
An annex to the Grill will con
vert parlors A, B, and C into
temprary madness of coking,
canned music, and cigarette mist.
Recommended procedure will in
volve dancing while drinking a
coke, and holding a cigarette in
one hand.
Informal dress for both men and
women is the order of both eve
nings: however, no slacks, overalls,
riding clothes, shorts, or bathing
suits will be admitted.
Klub Actives
Meet Tonight
Kosmet Klub actives will
meet for a very important
meeting tonight in the Kosmet
Klub office at 7 p. m. accord
ing to Walt Rundin, president.
Workers will meet at 5 p. m.
tomorrow.
dDfifinceirs TTcn IIansipectt
mdDTTC (Caiafletts art HJM
The annual federal inspection of the ROTC
cadet corps will be conducted this Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, according to an official an
nouncement of the military department yesterday.
Officiating at the inspection will again be
Colonel Briggs, 7th corps area ROTC otticer. As
sisting him will be, Colonel H. H. Slaughter and
Lieut. Col. J. K. Campbell, inspecting the infantry
unit; Lieut. L. D. Henry inspecting the engineer
unit.
General plan of inspection begins with examina
tion of classroom discussion and class work by th
inspecting officers on Wednesday. Major part of
Ivy Day
Participants
To Meet
Who will lead the ivy and daisy
chains on Ivy Day remains a se
cret, but all coeds selected by their
houses and organized groups to be
in the chains will report for prac
tice at 203 Temple Thursday and
Friday at 5 p. m.
Part of the tradition of the day,
the ivy chain consists of senior
women dressed in white. The daisy
chain includes freshmen, sopho
mores and juniors who will wear
pastel dresses.
Attendance at the practices is
compulsory, since the exact pro
cedure of the chains in the Ivy
Day program will be explained.
DeBauffre, Gray Lecture
About USA War Machine,
Britain Empire in Series
UN's "American and World Warl
II" lecture series featured two
lectures yesterday afternoon at the
Union: Prof. W. L. DeBauffre of
engineering college and Professor
Glen Gray of the history depart
ment. Following DeBauffre's regularly
scheduled speech, Prof. Gray com
pleted the lecture of several weeks
ago in which he was forced to stop
because of illness.
Prof. DeBauffre emphasized the
importance in the development of
the U. S. war machine. Time has
been lost, he said, by the shortage
of materials, ships for transporta
tion and skilled workers.
"In time," he declared, "Amer
ican guns, ammunition and war
(See SERIES, page 2)
the inspection planned for that day will be con
cerned with the first and second year advanced
drill units.
Inspect Three Units
All three units will be examined and inspected
on their drill and command and science and tactics
they have worked on this year. In addition to
inspection of the advanced unit, the first year basic
company of that afternoon will be inspected on
miitary theory and tactics.
On Thursday morning, the second year basics
of the infantry will be given inspections on drill
command and leadership, while the first year ad
vanced students of all units will
be given further examination of
army weapons and explosives.
Main event Thursday afternoon
will be the parade and review of
the entire brigade, followed by in
spection. Cadets wil be dismissed
from their class rooms from 3 to
6 p. m. for this event.
Ends Friday.
Friday will bring to a close the
inspection, concentrating on the
basic cadets of all three units.
(See WEEK, page 2)
Scenery Building Means
Work for Uni Theatre
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Student Council
Holds Election
Meeting Today
Student Council will hold its
election meeting today at 7
p. m. in Parlor B of the Union.
The meeting is for both old and
new members.
W. L. DeBauffre.
. .talks on the contribution of
engineering mechanics to the
war effort.
'Seven Sisters" opens Wednes
day in the University Theater, and
building of scenery and the de
signing of costumes for the play
has entailed a let of work.
Presented against the back
ground of modern Hungarian pea
sant life, "Seven Sisters" is the
story of a family and the prob
lems of one of the sisters in
marrying off her sisters.
Only set required for the play
is a quaint Hungarian room with
blue wall paper, spotted with yel
low and green, two stylized win
dows, specially designed doors and
staircase, and a bright fireplace.
Ideas for much of the furnish
ings were taken from a National
Geographic article on Hungary,
and much of the equipment
couch, chairs, table and benches
is authentic. The doors, also au-
Courtfsy Sunday Journal nd Star.
thentic, are very complicated in
construction. One stage craft
student has made it a special pro
ject of hers to paint the china
plates needed for the play. .
Construction1 Requires One' Day.1
On a simple setting one day is
usually enough to construct and
assemble the scene, excepting,
however, the painting, which may
(See THEATRE, page 2.)
Publications'
Filings Close
On Wednesday
Filings for positions next year
on the Daily Nebraskan, Corn
husker, and Awgwan should be
turned in to the Publications
Board in the School of Journal
ism offices by Wednesday night, it
was announced last week.
Meeting Thursday afternoon to
(See BOARD, page 2)
Navy Gives
Exams Today
To Students
Physical examinations for V-5
will be given in Nebraska hall, all
day today as announced at the
convocation held last night.
The physical examination is to
select physical normal applicants
and eliminate those with defects
or diseases which might become
aggravated by flight training or
which might increase the hazard
of such training. All applicants
for the new course in V-5 must
pass the physical examination, it
was announced by naval officials.
Individuals who have failed the
army flight training course are
not eligible for flight training in
tthe Naval Reserve. Students who
have completed the civilian pilot
training courses, and who meet
the requirements are eligible, but
must take the physical examina
tion. Graduates ot CPT second
ary courses are admitted to naval
flight training at an advanced
stage.
Tassel Group Holds Annual
Initiation Picnic Indoors
Dining on sandwiches, cup
cakes, potato chips, and bottled
cokes, Tassel actives and pledges
held their annual initiation picnic
in Ellen Smith yesterday.
Usually scheduled at Irving
dale Park, the picnic this year
was held indoors because of the
windy weather. Ellen Smith was
temporarily converted into a com
vientional picnic, spot tnth the cus
tomary litter of papers and empty
coke bottles scattered among the
furniture which served in this
case as the scenery.
After the picnic formal pledg
ing was held for the new initiates.
Jean Christie, president, offi
ciated. New Tassel actives include Jean
Larson, Grace Steckly, Virginia
McCulla, Bonnie Calmer, Mary
Helen Thomas, Jean Whedon.
Dorothy Smith, Hazel Abel, Lois
Gaden, Jackie Woodhouse, Char
lotte Hill, and Norma Pasternak-
Natalie Newman, Phyllis Dodge,
Arlene Caser, Gwen Row, Dorothy
Freeborn, Laura Lee Mundcl,
Gwen Peterson, Barbara Stahl,
Anna Wellensiek, Mickey McPher
son, Lou Ann Williams, Lorrine
Bennet, Phyllis Holbrook, nd
Mary Russel.