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Vol. 41, No. 144
Lincoln, Nebraska.
Friday,
8, 1942
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A roup of interested students met yesterday to organize
an international relations cdub. There are such clubs in from
one-half to three-fourths of the colleges and universities in the
country, Prof. N. L. Hill, faculty advisor of the new club,, re
ported. The clubs are being sponsored by the Carnefrio Institute,
but no restrictions as to size, organization or method of pro
ceeding are specuica. maienm js
sent to the members of the club
every two weeks and books have
been sent to Professor Hill for the
group for some time. There are
now about 125 books on interna
tional relations in the club's li
brary. Officers elected for the first se
mester next fall are Mary Eilene
Dalton, president; Perry Fuller,
vice president, and Helen Kelley,
secretary.
Hold Regional Conference.
Clubs in colleges and universi
ties in this region, including Mis
souri, Iowa. Minnesota, Nebraska
and several other states met for a
regional conference last week at
Minneapolis. At that time the pos
sibility of the University of Ne
braska entertaining the group next
fall was considered, but it was
decided that a small school should
be the seat of the conference, so
(See, RELATIONS, page 2.)
UN Students
Taking Drill
Meet Today
1 A meeting of all men students
who have indicated they would
take ROTC in summer school will
be held in social science audito
rium, this afternoon at 5 o'clock.
The plan for summer school has
been approved by the corps area,
announced Colonel Thuis. All the
courses that are ordinarily offered
in the fall of the year for stu
dents in all units will be offered
this summer, according to the
military department. The meeting
will be led by Col. Charles Thuis,
PMS&T of the corps.
Queen of Queens Nominee
Number Two
Slugging a baseball from the
front yard of the Kappa house o
the steps of Love hall is no task
for Betty Ann Nichols, subject of
the Nebraskan's second thumbnail
Courtmy Sunday Journal and Star.
Betty Ann Nichols.
ketches of candidates for N Club's
Queen of Queens.
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Phi Psi Wins
Intramural
Debate Title
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Phi Kappa Psi is the winner of
the annual intramural debate tour
nament in the ninth round against
Sigma Alpha Mu, runner-up. Dave
Walcott of the winning fraternity
will be awarded a loving cup as
most outstanding speaker, rated
on quality of debates.
With a record audience of 42
people, the two fraternities wound
up the contest at Temple with a
5-2 decision and announced supe
rior and excellent ratings to men
participating through the nine
rounds.
Second in the competition for
most outstanding speaker was
(See, DEBATE, page 2.)
Chancellor Has
Fingerprints
Taken for FBI
Chancellor ' Boucher yesterday
volunteered his fingerprints to
Alpha Phi Omega, service frater
nity on the campus. A large stu
dent response has been received
at the desk set up in Temple just
where students finish thetr regis
tration.
This is being done in coopera
tion with the FBI to whom the
records will be given. The FBI is
attempting to get a fingerprint
record of all civilians in case of
air raids or other war disasters,
"Nickie," as she's known to the
campus, is the star member of
baseball and soccer teams in in
tramural sports, loves picnics be
cause they're "outdoors" and be
moans the coke situation because
it's forced her to cut down on her
five-a-day quota.
An arts and science senior from
Omaha, Betty Ann has an 85
average and is majoring in French.
She counts dancing as her only
"talent," and is proud of the fact
that she is finally learning to
drive in the Omaha business dis
trict without killing the engine
"from fright."
Chosen by John Robert Powers
manager of the Powers modeling
agency, as one of the 1942 beauty
queens, Nicky was also elected
Prom Girl of 1941. During the
Rose Bowl celebration in Pasadena
she was selected to be photo
graphed with Hollywood's leading
men as an example of a typical
college girl.
Dating time of the dark blond
Kappa Kappa Gamma is all sewed
up in the Phi Delt house with
footballer George Abel. Dating
clothes are created in Betty Ann'a
(See, QUEEN, page 2,).
Frankforter
Explains Use
Of War Gas
Gas will not be used in this
war until the armed forces have
reached a position of stabilized
warfare Col. C. J. Frankforter
told over 125 students and towns
people who attended a lecture
sponsored by the Corn Cobs and
American Society of Chemical en
gineers.
The lecture is an annual affair
given by these two organizations
and was held Wednesday evening
in Avery hall. The speaker is a
Courtesy Lincoln Journal.
. . . Explains gases and ex
plosives in war and at home.
professor of chemistry at the uni
versity. "I am surprised that the Japa
nese have not used gas against the
Chinese in this war, or against
the men in the Philippines," he
said.
The place of gas in a war in
putting many men out of the field
and out of the conflict is an impor
tant one, but not alone could it
decide a war.
The necessity of the use of gas
masks is a serious handicap in
modern war, Frankforter said
Even the best of gas masks are an
interference in breathing and ham
per the soldier as he works.
There is no more reason to fear
gas than many of the other weap
ons Used in warfare he said, but
civilians have been told some of
the details of gas war and have
come to have a very intense fear
of it.
Breathe. Deeply . .
Union Won't
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Even Tho' Supply Is Cut
By Pat Chamberlln.
Breathe a deep, refreshing
breath of relief. Perhaps not so
refreshing as your beloved coca
cola, but there you are with a nation-wide
sugar rationing on your
hands, and what, WHAT, you yell,
will happen to the Union?
Bill Marsh, Union director, was
contacted while coffeeing in the
Grill (with cream and sugar in
his cup), and asked to issue a
statement. Calm about the whole
situation, he finally admitted that
during May and June of this year
the Union will only be allowed
half as much sugar as was con
sumed May and June of last yerr.
Containers Disappear.
A total of 1,918 pounds of sugar
was eaten last May and 1,860
pounds more disappeared in June.
Half of that total amounts to
1,889 pounds, which is the allow
ance for these two months.
Seems like quite a bit of sugar,
wouldn't you say ? But, of course,
elfeonse (Sirooop
Maomies Laurel
Morrison. Mead
Laurel Morrison was elected chairman o the Defense Coun
cil at its regular meet ins? yesterday. Miss Morrison has been an
active member of the irroup since its organization last fall and
was in charge of the Victory Hook drive on the campus.
The name of the organization will be changed to the Stu
dent AVav Council in keeping with trends to change the word
defense in nil activities connected with the world situation to
StudentsTurn
In Uniforms
After Compel
The turn in of basic uniforms
will begin on May 15, one day
after the compet, according to an
announcement of the military de
partment. The schedule will be conducted
on' an alphabetical basis, by sur
names, as in former years. There
will be no priorities or restrictions,
and cadets are asked- to line up as
they come in, regardless of unit.
The schedule:
Friday: May 15, A to M.
Saturday: May 16, N to Z.
Monday: May 18, Cadets who
cannot turn in on Friday or
Saturday.
Signs will be placed in the hall
ways with instructions relative to
the preparation of clothing for
turn in. All cadets should make
certain thathey have only "gov
ernment issue" articles for turn
in. Commercial belts, caps, shirts,
neckties will be rejected and miss
ing items will be charged against
the deposit.
Bandsmen mav turn in uni
forms on any date after the 14th,
upon approval of the band leader.
The turn in of band instruments
must be accompanied by an "ok"
on condition and serviceability by
the band leader or assistant band
leader.
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Ration Sugar
when you rcmcmbe;' that every
student makes an average of
twelve visits per month to the
Union on some business or other,
which generally includes a coke
or coffee or breakfast food, and
that an average of 600 cokes are
drunk every day in the Grill, you
Dcgin to see the problem.
Containers Disappears.
Sugar in table containers will
soon disappear from' the Union
and be replaced by individual
boxes to be given out if the custo
mer wants sugar. This system is
already operating in the main din
ing room, and has worked well
due to the co-operation of custo
mers with the staff.
Bill emphatically stated that
there will be no attempt of the
Union to withhold sugar, or sec
onds on sugar, if the customer
doesn't like coffee without two
ounces of sweetening. And, he
added, "remember that there will
be no rationing in the Union
(See, RATIONS, page 2.)
and such action was ap-
proved by the council.
Nancy Haycock, retiring chair
man, reported on the meeting of
house presidents, housemothers
and Union and ag food directors
at which it was decided to serve
all the meals Monday according to
British rations.
A letter was read suggesting a
campaign on the campus to collect
magazines for the soldiers and
such a plan was adopted. Letters
will be sent to all house presidents
this week asking them to put box
es some place in the houses where
magazines can be collected. The
magazines should not be over four
months old, it was emphasized.
The magazine drive will begin
Monday and all magazines will be
collected Friday, May 15. They
will be turned over to the library
to be added to others and sent to
army camps near here.
Newly chosen members of the
council were introduced and gave
the names of the organizations
they represent. About ten student
organizations sent representatives
to this meeting.
The last meeting of the year for
this group will be next Thursday
at 5 p. m. in the Commutor's club
room m the Union for a final re
port and to make plans for the im
mediate organiaztion and func
tioning of the council next fall.
Honorary Art
Group Exhibits
Original Work
During the past week, members
of Delta Phi Delta, honorary art
fraternity, have exhibited some of
their original works in the audi
torium at Miller and Paine's.
The exhibit, representing a va
riety of work, included oil paint
ings, landscapes in watercolor,
fashion and commercial art illus
trations, interior decorations, com
positions, charcoal drawings and
sketches, designs, photographs
and several pieces of sculpture.
Members exhibiting were Lynn
Frank, John Norall, Jeanne Holtz
Besty Mallat, Jeanne Hccker
Helen Simmons, Margaret CeVfl,
and Gene Cotton. Pledges rcpte
sented were Ann Beard, Eva
Binckley, Barbara Krnesti, Cecil
Strawn, Lois Walker, Virginia,
Hay, Richard Hollabaugh, Ken-
neth Gardner, Winona Kelly, Vic
tor Martens, Kathleen McGowan,
and Turney Sharrar.
Coriiliusker Sells
Glossy Pictures
Used in Yearbook
On sale in the Cornhusker,
office are glossy pictures used
in the 1942 yearbook. Shirley
Russel, editor, said that stu
dents could come to the office
any time during the afternoon
to examine the pictures.
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