Vol. 41, No. 149
Lincoln, Nebraska.
Friday, May 15, 1942
N-Club Reveals Mystery
Queen Tomorrow Night
Nebraska's second big dance
mystery will be revealed Saturday
night as couples at the N club
party dancing to the music of
Tony Pastor learn the identity of
the reigning beauty of the cam
pus, the Queen of Queens.
Chosen from six coeds who have
previously been named to the uni
versity's royalty, the queen will
be, in the words of the two men
who know the secret, "super
lovely;" and will be presented in
the usual unusual manner, accord
ing to Bill Smutz, N-club member.
Title Originates This Year
The title of Queen of Queens
originated within the club this
year, and it is hoped that the pre
sentation will become a tradition
as have the honors of Nebraska
Sweetheart and Prom Girl. Those
Red Guidon
Elects John
Fitzgibbon
John Fitzgibbon, junior ad
vanced drill officer, was elected
the new captain of Red Guidon,
honorary military organization
for advanced field artillery of
ficers. Other officers elected for the
new year are: Ruben Heerman,
executive; Don Roth, secretary;
Mel Sahs, treasurer, and Gerald
Skoog, liaison officer. All are
members of the junior advanced
field artillery unit.
Red Guidon was organized on
this campus in 1937 by Major
Barkalow, now a brigadier gen
eral, on active duty. Since that
date, it has been very active in
promoting a closer relationship
among the officers of the artil
lery, and aiding them in their
training for an officership in the
army. At the present time its
membership is over 80 cadets,
making it the largest organization
on the campus for advanced drill
officers.
Defense Group
EndsCampaign
For Magazines
Magazines, not more than four
months old and in fairly good con
dition, are urgently sought by
the student War council in their
campus-wide drive to collect read
ing material in the form of maga
zines for distribution to the army
boys over the country.
Individuals and organized houses
are asked to contribute as many
magazines as possible. Magazines
will be collected today from the
houses and various campus build
ings that have been conducting in
dependent drives, while individuals
may hand contributions in at the
Union lobby any tiem today.
With over 5,000 books collected
on the campus In response to
the Victory book drive, recently
sponsored by the Council, a similar
enthusiasm and wholehearted co
operation is expected of the cam
pus by the Council in this maga
zine drive.
i'Air Candidates
Bf!nn Fvnms
o
Candidates for the aviation air
force reserve who appeared before
the "aviation cadet examining
board" veatprd.iv hfttta hpcun tak-
J ing their physical examinations.
in the final group of contestants
are Becky Wait, Lois Drake, Bel
dora Cochran, Alice McCampbell,
Virginia Ford and Betty Ann
Nichols.
Informality will be the keynote
of the occasion, which is designed
to provide that last bit of fun
before finals, and it's the last call
for university parties as far as
Students Leave
Grade Envelopes
Students who have not as
yet left their self-addressed,
stamped envelopes in the reg
istrars office should do so to
day. Those not having en
velops turned in will not re
ceive grades until next fall.
Corn Cobs Select
Frank White Prexy
Outgoing officers of Corn Cobs and Colonel Frankforter,
sponsor, named Irank While,
ganization in the last meeting
Other officers elected were Jack llogan, vice president;
Max Laughlin, secretary and Sheldon Kaufman, treasurer. New
actives in the group handed in suggestions for committees and
Colonel Frankforter and outgoing officers talked to the club on
the future of Corn Cobs.
The new president is a member of Kosmet Kdlb and Phi
Gamma Delta fraternity. He was secretary of Corn Cobs for the
closing year. llogan has been a cheerleader and on the business
Love Hall
Dedicated
Next Sunday
Ag College Cooperative
Hall Houses lfl Women;
Burr Presides al Services
A formal dedicatory service will
be held Sunday. May 17, at 3:00
p. m. at Love Memorial Co-operative
hall on ag campus. The hall,
a gift of the late Don L. Love,
prominent Lincoln citizen and
friend and benefactor of the uni
versity has been the home this
school year of 48 home economics
women.
Invitations have been sent to
about 50 friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Love and of the college to attend
the services. The program, with
Dean W. W. Burr presiding, will
consist of an invocation by Dr.
McConnell of Plymouth Congrega
tional church, and a vocal solo by
Marian Swanson, president of the
hall.
Mr. J. L. Teeters and Mrs. W.
E. Barkley will speak in apprecia
tion of Mr. and Mrs. Love as
friends of many years' standing.
Acknowledgments of gifts and in
(See SUNDAY, page 6)
Cornliuskcr Final
Payments Due
Final payments on the 1942
Cornnusker are now due, ac
cording to Ed Calhoun, busi
ness manager of the yearbook.
They may be made in the Corn
husker office in the basement
of the Union.
graduating seniors and men en
tering the service are concerned.
Pastor Music Is Hot
N-club members are more than
pleased with their choice of or
chestra, which features Eugenie
Baird as solist and Johnny Mor
ris, composer of "Knock, Knock"
as drummer. The Pastor organ
ization likes its music hot, with
an individual slant.
The sponsoring organization has
asked that couples attending the
party wear informal clothes; skirts
and sweaters and high heels for
the women and sport clothes with
coat or jacket for the men.
Tickets to the N-club party may
be purchased at $1.50 a couple at
the Union office, Uni Drug, Ma
gee's and from any N-club member.
president of the mens pep or
oi' the year Wednesday night.
stair ot the cornnusker. He is a
member of Alpha Tau Omega fra
ternity.
A member of the Innocents so
ciety, Laughlin is also a member
of Kosmet Klub and Alpha Gamma
Rho fraternity. Kaufman has been
a cheerleader and is a member of
Zeta Beta Tau fraternity.
Daily Ceases
Publication
Until Fall
Today's issue marks the final
Daily Nebraskan until next fall.
The staff takes time off now to do
some studying for finals since
considerable midnight oil has been
burned in putting out each day's
paper. '
A new staff was named last
Tuesday by the publications board
to carry on next year. Special
thanks should be paid those who
are graduating or who will not be
in school next year and working
on our staff. To our readers and
supporters the old staff members
say "Thanks."
MA Schedules
Outing Tomorrow
In Antelope Park
Changing the site of their bar-b-que
from Pioneers to the more
appropriately named Antelope
Park, the NIA Council will hold
their outing tomorrow night. AH
Barbs attending are instructed to
meet in front of the Union at 7
p. m., where cars will take them to
the park.
Price of the entire bar-b-que,
including transportation, is 40
cents, and NIA heads promises a
good time for everyone. Tickets
may be purchased in the barb of
fice of the Union or from any of
the district chairmen.
fauu&ry
All IKfeih
For the first time in the history of the units at the univer-
sitv, the infantry made a elean
and individual compets, by taking firsts, seconds and thirds in
all events.
Tn contrast in other vears.
cadet's weight step by step, the
to a close with a shivering crowd ot onlookers watcning me
comnetiiors nerform coolly and comfortably. Displaying for the
last time before Colonel Charles
their KOTC training for the year.
"Winning company of the
Rifles Elect
Francis Cox
New Captain
Francis Cox, junior advanced
drill officer, was elected the new
captain of Pershing Rifles at the
closing meeting of the club last
week.
Ed Doyle, sophomore basic, was
elected the new first lieutenant,
and Bob Walstrom and Don
Shaneyfelt, both sophomore ba
sics were elected second lieuten
ants. Stewart Hauptmann, fresh
man basic, was chosen the new
first sergeant of the club.
Jack McPhaill, the retiring
captain, reviewed the business of
the club during the meeting and
hoped the club would maintain its
membership and standing on the
campus next year despite the
present war. Cox previewed to the
group the schedule of events the
club would undertake next fall,
after school is again begun.
Final awards were made to the
three outstanding riflemen in the
club, as the closing activity of the
year. The winners of first, second
and third places are respectively,
Wilbur Mumford, Lee White, and
Ed Doyle.
Band's Open
Air Concert
Is May 20
As a pep-tonic to exam-tired
nerves the varsity symphonic band
will present an open air concert of
restful music in front of the
Stadium May 20 at 7:15 p. m. The
program will feature the singing
of Elizabeth Farquhar, soprano
star of "Cavalleria Rusticana."
IC-Klub Initiates
Seven Members
Kosmet Klub. men's honorary
dramatic society, yesterday an
nounced the initiation of seven
sophomore workers and three
other honorary members.
New active members are Bob
Henderson, Sigma Phi Epsilon;
Jack Higgins, Alpha Tau Omega;
Bob Miller, Phi Gamma Delta;
Don Tracy, Alpha Gamma Rho;
Alan Jacobs, Zeta Beta Tau; Paul
Toren, Sigma Chi, and Tom
Drummon, Delta Upsilon.
Honorary members admitted to
the club are Prof. L. A. Martin,
director of the spring; show; Mary
Adelaide Hanson, author of sev
eral songs and general's aide for
the show; and Jo Weaver, dance
director.
Takes
Awards
sweep of the company, platoon,
when the sun heat reduced the
43th annual eompet was brought
A. Thuis, the cadets concluded
eompet was company K of the
infantry, with company D tamng
second and K third. Winner of the
platoon eompet was company M
of the infantry, with company
taking second and C third. Win-nine-
team of the first aid eompet
was the team representing Com
pany F or the intantry una.
In the field artillery competi
tion, Battery C nosed out battery
F by seventh-tenths or a point to
take first place as Dest Dauery
for the year. Battery A's gun
squad won the competition in their
event.
Arms Spelldown.
Torlr K'nipplv won first olace tl
the individual manual of arms
spelldown. Winning second place
was Sidney Schwartz, and third,
(See AWARDS, page 2)
Emergency
Causes Delay
In Yearbook
Summer Addresses Must
Be Left at Cornhusker
Office for Mailing List
Due to emergency conditions
which have caused a delay in
printing, the Cornhusker may not
be ready for distribution by May
25, according to Shirley Russel,
editor of the yearbook.
Because of this situation, it Is
necessary that every person who
bought a yearbook come to the
Cornhusker office and leave his
summer address. Final payments
must be made by May 25 or have
the book sent COD. This will be
done on request only.
There will be a few extra books
obtainable and those wishing to
buy them should see Ed Calhoun,
business manager, or come to the
Cornhusker office which will be
open for a week after the close of
school in order that Lincoln resi
dents may call for their books:
there.
At the banquet following the
initiation, Walt Rundin, retiring
president of the organization,
spoke on the Klub's activities for
the year and turned the presidency
over to Max Laughlin, recently;
elected head.
Other officers of the Klub are
Bob Shoemaker, business man
ager, replacing Bert Smith; and
Don Young, secretary, succeeding
Jack Stewart.
Other out-going membera of
the Klub are John Gayer, who
left earlier in the year for army
duty; Kenneth Miller, Hugh Wilk
ins, Ed Calhoun, Max Whittaker,
Robert Gelwickj